The task of ensuring obedience to the law.
The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
A lawspeaker: a declarer of the law.
The presiding justice of the supreme court.
A man of the law: a lawyer.
One of 12 magistrates in certain Danish boroughs of England empowered with soc and sac over their own households.
An officer of the law: a law-enforcement officer.