likumiem
Likumiem is the instrumental plural form of the Latvian noun likums, which means "law." In standard Latvian, likums is masculine; the nominative plural is likumi, while likumiem appears in contexts that require the instrumental case, commonly after prepositions such as ar (with) or in phrases indicating compliance with the laws.
In usage, likumiem occurs in official and legal language. A typical construction is saskaņā ar likumiem, meaning
Etymology and formational note: likums is a native Latvian noun, and likumiem is produced by adding the
See also: Latvian grammar, Latvian noun declension, prepositions in Latvian, ar (the preposition that governs the