Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

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].