law vs special pleading

law and special pleading both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
law	Yes	No	No	No
special pleading	Yes	No	No	No

law (noun)	special pleading (noun)
the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system	(law) a pleading that alleges new facts in avoidance of the opposing allegations
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society	an argument that ignores all unfavorable evidence
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity
the collection of rules imposed by authority
the force of policemen and officers