administration of justice, soc; executive, commission of the peace;
magistracy &c (authority) 737.
judge &c 967; tribunal &c 966; municipality, corporation,
bailiwick, shrievalty [Brit.]; lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve,
shrieve†, constable; selectman; police, police force, the fuzz [Sarc.];
constabulary, bumbledom†, gendarmerie [Fr.].
officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle;
policeman, cop [Coll.], police constable, police sergeant; sbirro†,
alguazil†, gendarme, kavass†, lictor†, mace bearer, huissier [Fr.],
bedel†; tithingman†.
press gang; exciseman†, gauger, gager†, customhouse officer,
douanier [Fr.].
coroner, edile†, aedile†, portreeve†, paritor†; posse comitatus
[Lat.].
bureau, cutcherry†, department, secretariat.
[extension of jurisdiction] long arm of the law, extradition.
V. judge, sit in judgment; extradite.
Adj. executive, administrative, municipal; inquisitorial, causidical†;
judicatory†, judiciary, judicial; juridical.
Adv. coram judice [Lat.].