a code of laws adopted by a state or nation

国家や地域で採用された法典

a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them

治安判事が法律を読み上げた後、暴徒を解散させることを要求する旧イギリス法

the collection of rules imposed by authority

権威によって課される規則の集まり

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial

(刑法) 被告が裁判に出頭しなかった場合に、保証人が没収されるべき金銭

(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

(刑法) 犯罪行為に関与する全ての者、その関与から利益を得るかどうかに関わらず

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge

（刑法）被告が軽微な罪に対して有罪を認め、検察官がより重い罪を取り下げることに同意する交渉

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

(刑法) 被告が当時の精神的不適当さを理由に無罪を主張すること

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense

（刑法）何らかの過ちや犯罪のことを述べた訴状