| principle |
a basic law or truth on which action or behavior is based. [2/3 definitions] |
| prison |
a building for holding and punishing people who have broken the law. |
| probe |
the act of looking for facts showing a crime was committed or a law was broken. [1/4 definitions] |
| prohibit |
to not allow by law. [1/3 definitions] |
| prosecute |
to begin or carry on a court action against in order to enforce the law. |
| regulation |
a rule or law that controls or directs people's actions. [1/3 definitions] |
| require |
to make (someone) do something because of a rule, law, or policy. [1/3 definitions] |
| right |
in keeping with the rules of justice, law, or society. [2/21 definitions] |
| roundup |
a gathering together by the police of persons suspected of breaking the law. [1/3 definitions] |
| rule |
a law or direction that guides behavior or action. [2/7 definitions] |
| ruling |
a decision by an authority, as in a court of law. [1/2 definitions] |
| sanction |
something to make sure that a law is obeyed; a punishment for not obeying a law. [1/5 definitions] |
| sentence |
a punishment for a particular crime decided and declared in a court of law. [1/3 definitions] |
| sheriff |
the main law officer of a county. |
| sin1 |
an act of not obeying religious law. [2 definitions] |
| speed |
to drive a vehicle faster than the law allows. [1/5 definitions] |
| sue |
to start a lawsuit against in a court of law; prosecute. |
| suit |
the act or method of bringing an action in a court of law. [1/5 definitions] |
| summons |
a notice to appear before a court of law. |
| Talmud |
the collection of writings on Jewish civil and religious law |
| testimony |
a statement made under oath before a judge in a court of law. [1/2 definitions] |