laws

noun — 3 senses

noun

/lɔːz/ · /lɑz/

plural of law

US, Slang, Uncommon The police.

Dated, Possibly A minced oath for Lord.

Laws, bless us, who'd have thought it!1841, John Frail, The Lost Letter, Or, The Confessions of Conscience: A Dramatic Sketch, page 27:
Laws bless my soul, my dear little lamb! what's the matter?1896, Harriet Beecher Stowe, The Writings of Harriet Beecher Stowe: With Biographical Introductions, Portraits, and Other Illustrations, page 81:

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