Law & Order
Crime then trial
Law & Order refers to the enforcement of laws and maintenance of public order—a political concept emphasizing crime control and respect for authority: The candidate ran on a law-and-order platform.
Politicians invoking law and order often signal tough-on-crime policies.
The phrase also names a long-running American television franchise about police and prosecutors, which has shaped public perception of the criminal justice system: I've seen every episode of Law & Order.
- justiceFair treatment under law
- criminal justiceState apparatus for prosecuting offenders
- legal systemStructure governing justice
- crimePunishable illegal act
- crime sceneLocation of an offense
police · police officer · court · gavel · judge · verdict · guilty verdict · arrest · booking photo · prosecution · district attorney · detective · trial · punishment · criminal · sentence · investigation · witness
Law & Orderchaos
Complete disorder and confusion
anarchy · lawlessness · disorder · mayhem · pandemonium
Law & Ordercivil liberties
Rights limiting government power
criminal justice reform · anarchism · anti-authoritarianism · libertarianism · restorative justice
Law & Orderrebellion
Defiance of established power
defiance · lawbreaking · criminality · disobedience · civil disobedience
law, order, laws, lawful, lawless, lawfully, unlawful, unlawfully, lawfulness