Preferred term
laws and regulations
Type
Type of entity- Topic
Broader concept
Broader conceptNarrower concepts
Narrower concepts.- Animal Welfare Act
- code of practice
- government deregulation
- Horse Protection Act
- Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
- legal agreements
- legal rights
- legal trusts
- market regulations
- National Environmental Policy Act
- ownership
- patents
- plant variety protection
- product labeling
- rural legislation
- standards and grades
- trade regulations
- Twenty-Eight Hour Law
Entry terms
Alternative terms for the concept.- codes and ordinances
- constitution and law
- government regulations
- law and legislation
- legislation
- local codes and ordinances
- local ordinances
Scope note
Notes about the usage and scope of the concept.- Includes all the rules of conduct (laws), collection of entitlements which a person may have that are protected by the government (rights), and other rules and administrative codes (regulations) which have been issued and approved by the government, which are in force over a certain territory and which must be obeyed by all persons on that territory.
Field 001 in MARC Authority Format
- 20798
In other languages
Terms for the concept in other languages.Spanish
URI
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/5387