Johnny Law
Badge on patrol
Johnny Law is slang for the police or a police officer, treating law enforcement as a single personified figure: We better slow down—Johnny Law is up ahead.
The term is informal and slightly dated, often appearing in contexts where someone wants to avoid police attention.
Similar personifications include John Law and the Law.
Civil law enforcement
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- arrestSeize by law
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
- uniformIdentical throughout
handcuffs · squad car · sheriff · detective · precinct · interrogation · investigation · patrol
Law enforcement slang
- fuzzFine downy fibers
- five-oSlang for police
- boys in blueInformal term for police
- heatTransferred thermal energy
flatfoot · gumshoe · lawman · copper · constable · po-po · bacon · pig
Upholding legal codes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- legal authorityPower conferred by law
- long arm of the lawPervasive power of justice
- powerEnergy transfer rate
government · state · establishment · system · officialdom
police
Civil law enforcement
uniform · handcuffs · squad car · sheriff · detective · precinct · interrogation · investigation · patrol · bust
cop
Law enforcement slang
- fuzzFine downy fibers
- five-oSlang for police
- boys in blueInformal term for police
heat · flatfoot · gumshoe · lawman · copper · constable · po-po · bacon · pig · narc
law enforcement
Upholding legal codes
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- legal authorityPower conferred by law
- long arm of the lawPervasive power of justice
power · government · state · establishment · system · officialdom
Johnny Lawcriminal
Person who breaks laws
outlaw · lawbreaker · crook · felon · fugitive
Johnny Lawoutlaw
Fugitive from justice
anarchist · rebel · renegade · public enemy · enemy of the state
Johnny, John, laws, lawful, lawless, lawfully, lawfulness, lawlessness, lawyer