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

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.].