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lynch law: the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law

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common law collapse: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"

rebellion collapse: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another; refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"

syndicalism collapse: a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions

anarchism collapse: a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

break the law collapse

misrule collapse

mob rule collapse

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

nihilism collapse: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake; complete denial of all established authority and institutions

anarchy collapse: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

unruliness collapse: the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

standing order collapse: a rule of order permanently in force

litigate collapse: engage in legal proceedings

bobby collapse: an informal term for a British policeman

legal counselor collapse

barrister collapse: a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law

sue collapse: French writer whose novels described the sordid side of city life (1804-1857)

maxim collapse: a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits; English inventor (born in the United States) who invented the Maxim gun that was used in World War I (1840-1916)

solicitor collapse: a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents; a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes

actionable collapse: affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"

infringe collapse

counselor collapse: someone who gives advice about problems; someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp

dick collapse: someone who is a detective

disruption collapse: the act of causing disorder

high principled collapse

triable collapse

punishable collapse: liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"

against the law collapse

unconstitutional collapse: not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution

intercessor collapse

principled collapse: based on or manifesting objectively defined standards of rightness or morality; "principled pragmatism and unprincipled expediency"; "a principled person"

equity collapse: the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation; the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

trespassing collapse

prosecute collapse: carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in; "She pursued many activities"; "They engaged in a discussion"; bring a criminal action against (in a trial); "The State of California prosecuted O.J. Simpson"; conduct a prosecution in a court of law

criterion collapse: the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"

fiat collapse

law abiding collapse

disorganization collapse: the disturbance of a systematic arrangement causing disorder and confusion; "the disorganization of the enemy troops by a flank attack"; a condition in which an orderly system has been disrupted

upstanding collapse

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