| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A broad and basic rule or truth: axiom, fundamental, principle, theorem, universal. See ORDER. 2. A principle governing affairs within or among political units: canon, decree, edict, institute, ordinance, precept, prescription, regulation, rule. See LAW. 3. The formal product of a legislative or judicial body: act, assize, bill1, enactment, legislation, lex, measure, statute. See LAW. 4. Informal. A member of a law-enforcement agency: bluecoat, finest, officer, patrolman, patrolwoman, peace officer, police, policeman, police officer, policewoman. Informal : cop. Slang : bull1, copper, flatfoot, fuzz, gendarme, heat, man (often uppercase). Chiefly British : bobby, constable, peeler. See LAW. | | VERB: | To institute or subject to legal proceedings: litigate, prosecute, sue. Idioms: bring suit. See LAW.
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