在中国：
法律：由立法机关制定，国家政权保证执行的行为规则。法律体现统治阶级的意志，是阶级专政的工具之一。
https://www.kegood.com/socidian/?wd=%E6%B3%95%E5%BE%8B

At the same time:
law: a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a society behaves.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/law