Chapter Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers of Index by Roget's Thesaurus

(Verbs). To smuggle, run, poach.

(Phrases). To take the law into one's own hands; to set the law at defiance; to drive a coach and six through the law.

(Adjectives). Illegal, unlawful, illicit, illegitimate, injudicial, unofficial, lawless, unauthorised, unchartered, unconstitutional, informal, contraband.

Arbitrary, extrajudicial, despotic, irresponsible, unanswerable, unaccountable.

(Phrase). The law being a dead letter.

• Jurisdiction (Substantives), judicature, soc, administration of justice.

Inquisition, inquest, coroner's inquest.

The executive: Municipality, corporation, magistracy, police, police force.

Sheriff, officer, constable, policeman, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle.

Sbirro, alguazil, gendarme, lictor, mace-bearer.

(Adjectives). Juridical, judicial, forensic, municipal, executive, administrative, inquisitorial, causidical.

(Adverb). Coram judice.

• Tribunal (Substantives), court, guild, board, bench, judicatory, senate-house, court of law, court of justice, Old Bailey, police-court, justice-seat, judgment-seat, mercy-seat, star-chamber, durbar, city hall, town hall, theatre, bar, dock, forum, hustings, drum-head, woolsack, jury-box, witness-box.

Assize, sessions, eyre, court-martial, wardmote, bailiwick.

• Judge (Substantives), justice, chancellor, magistrate, stipendiary, coroner, arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee, jury, Justice of the Peace, J.P., Lord Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice.

Mullah, ulema, cadi (or kadi), kavass; police.

Prosecutor, plaintiff, accuser, appellant.

Defendant, panel, prisoner, the accused.

• Lawyer (Substantives), the bar, advocate, counsellor, counsel, king's or queen's counsel, pleader, special pleader, conveyancer, bencher, proctor, civilian, barrister, jurist, jurisconsult, publicist, draughtsman, notary, notary-public, scrivener, attorney, solicitor, marshal, pundit; pettifogger.

(Phrases). The gentlemen of the long robe; the learned in the law; a limb of the law; a barrister-at-law.

(Verbal Phrase). To be called to the bar.

• Lawsuit (Substantives), suit, action, cause, trial, litigation.

Denunciation, citation, arraignment, prosecution, indictment, impeachment, apprehension, arrest, committal, imprisonment, see 751.

Pleadings, writ, summons, subpœna, plea, bill, affidavit, etc.

Verdict, sentence, judgment, finding, decree, arbitrament, adjudication, award, plebiscite.

(Verbs). To denounce, cite, apprehend, sue, prosecute, indict, impeach, attach, distrain; to commit.