long arm
Authority's extended reach
Long arm refers to extensive reach or influence, especially the capacity to extend power across distance.
The long arm of the law is the most common phrase—suggesting that authorities can find and punish wrongdoers no matter how far they run.
A long-arm statute allows courts to exercise jurisdiction over defendants in other states.
As a verb in climbing, to long-arm is to reach with a fully extended limb.
Pivoting bar for lifting
- fulcrumLever's balance point
- torqueRotational force measurement
- pivotPoint of rotation
- mechanical advantageForce output over input
force · extension · reach · cantilever · linkage · actuator · crank · leverage
Civil law enforcement
- justiceFair treatment under law
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- arrestSeize by law
- warrantFormal authorization document
jurisdiction · reach · extradition · enforcement · fugitive · detective · investigation · pursuit
lever
Pivoting bar for lifting
mechanical advantage · force · extension · reach · cantilever · linkage · actuator · crank · leverage · rotation
police
Civil law enforcement
warrant · jurisdiction · reach · extradition · enforcement · fugitive · detective · investigation · pursuit · interstate
- "Long" wordslonghorn, longitude
- spinnerbaitsdouble blade, skirt, swivel, head, ball head
- power metaphorsiron fist, iron grip, reins, puppet master, pulling strings
- body idiomsheart of gold, heart of stone, cold heart, warm heart, soft heart
- chromosomeschromosomes, chromosome, centromere, chromatin, telomerase
- courtsfamily court, civil court, district court, criminal court, circuit court
long armimpotence
Lack of strength or power
powerlessness · local authority · local jurisdiction · short leash · weakness
long, arm, prolong, lengthen, elongate, longevity, long arms