Law; rules or norms established by a state or society, often including statutes and regulations.
会社は法に従って適正に処理を行った。
The company handled it properly in accordance with the law.
国際法は国同士の関係を規律する。
International law governs relations between nations.
消費者の権利は法で守られている。
Consumer rights are protected by law.
Method or way (often as a suffix in compounds), indicating how something is done (e.g., solution method, treatment).
この数学の解法はとても簡単だ。
This method of solving the math problem is very simple.
新しい治療法が臨床で試されている。
A new treatment method is being tested clinically.
彼は問題の探し方や解法に長けている。
He is good at finding problems and methods for solving them.
In grammar: mood. The form or construction that expresses a speaker's attitude (e.g., the subjunctive mood).
仮定法は英語の法の一つで、現実とは異なる状況を表す。
The subjunctive is a mood in English used to express situations different from reality.
In Buddhism: the Dharma — the Buddha's teachings, truth, or scriptures.
お寺では毎朝、法を説く読経が行われることがある。
At temples, sutra chanting that expounds the Dharma is sometimes performed every morning.