LAW: The American Sign Language (ASL) sign for "law / rule / principle"

This sign can be initialized with an "R" to mean "rule," a "P" to mean "principle," or a "C" to mean commandment (as in "The Ten Commandments").  A combination of a "C" that changes to an "E" is used to indicate "Code of Ethics."



LAW:  Touch the palm of the right "L" hand to the left flat-hand palm. Then pull it off an inch or two, move it down an inch or two and touch the left palm again.

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Note: If you use the sign LAW in a compound sign such as "brother in law" or "attorney" then you should drop the second contact in the sign for law.

Sentence:
YOU WISH your-SELF LAWYER? (Do you wish you were an attorney?)

 


See:  Lawyer


RULE:

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Sample sentence: I'll explain the rules.

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PRINCIPLE:

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NOTE:  This sign doesn't mean "principal" (spelled with an "al.") Principal uses a different sign.






 
Notes:

 

Also glossed as: LAW / legal, [ | P | R | rinciple, | ule]

Where this sign is taught:

Taught in Lesson 21.

Related signs:

#BUS | APPLY | ARMY | BARBER | BORROW | CONTROL | CUT-HAIR | DANCE