legislature; law, code, corpus juris [Lat.], constitution,
pandect†, charter, enactment, statute, rule; canon &c (precept) 697;
ordinance, institution, regulation; bylaw, byelaw; decree &c (order)
741; ordonnance†; standing order; plebiscite &c (choice) 609.
legal process; form, formula, formality; rite, arm of the law;
habeas corpus; fieri facias [Lat.].
[Science of law] jurisprudence, nomology†; legislation,
codification.
equity, common law; lex [Lat.], lex nonscripta [Lat.]; law of
nations, droit des gens [Fr.], international law, jus gentium [Lat.];
jus civile [Lat.]; civil law, canon law, crown law, criminal law,
statute law, ecclesiastical law, administrative law; lex mercatoria
[Lat.].
constitutionalism, constitutionality; justice &c 922.
[institution for deciding questions of law] court, tribunal &c
966.
[person who presides at a court or tribunal] judge &c 967.
[specialist in questions of law] lawyer, attorney, legal counsel
&c 968.
V. legalize; enact, ordain; decree &c (order) 741; pass a law, enact a
regulation; legislate; codify, formulate; regulate.
Adj. legal, legitimate; according to law; vested, constitutional,
chartered, legalized; lawful &c (permitted) 760; statutable†, statutory;
legislatorial, legislative; regulatory, regulated.
Adv. legally &c adj.; in the eye of the law; de jure [Lat.].
Phr. ignorantia legis neminem excusat [Lat.], ignorance of the law is
no excuse; where law ends tyranny begins [Earl of Chatham].