the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system | aid for the aged or indigent or handicapped |
a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society | the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance) |
a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature | assistance in time of difficulty |
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | the act of freeing a city or town that has been besieged |
legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity | sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background |
the collection of rules imposed by authority | a change for the better |
the force of policemen and officers | the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced |
| someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult) |
| (law) redress awarded by a court |
| the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress) |
| a pause for relaxation |