N. stability,
immutability, unchangeability,
&c. adj, unchangeableness|,
constancy, stable equilibrium,
immobility, soundness,
vitality,
stabiliment, stiffness,
ankylosis,
solidity,
aplomb, establishment,
fixture, rock,
pillar, tower, foundation, leopard's spots, ethiopia's skin,
permanence,
obstinacy V. be firm, stick fast, stand firm, keep firm, remain firm, weather the storm, stay the course, stick to the course, keep the faith, don't give in, don't buckle under, settle, establish,
stablish, ascertain, fix, set,
stabilitate, retain, keep hold, make good, make sure,
fasten, set on its legs,
float,
perpetuate, settle down, strike roots, put down roots, take root, take up one's abode, build one's house on a rock
Adj. unchangeable,
immutable, unaltered, unalterable, not to be changed, constant, permanent, invariable,
undeviating, stable,
durable,
perennial, fixed,
steadfast, firm, fast, steady, balanced, confirmed,
valid,
fiducial, immovable,
irremovable,
riveted, rooted, settled, established,
vested,
incontrovertible,
stereotyped, indeclinable,
tethered, anchored,
moored, at anchor, on a rock, rock solid, firm as a rock, firmly seated, firmly established, deep-rooted,
ineradicable,
inveterate,
obstinate,
transfixed, stuck fast,
aground, high and dry,
stranded,
stuck,
jammed, unremovable,
quiescent,
deterioration,
indefeasible,
irretrievable,
intransmutable,
incommutable,
irresoluble,
irrevocable,
irreversible, reverseless,
inextinguishable,
irreducible,
indissoluble,
indissolvable,
indestructible, undying, imperishable, incorruptible, indelible,
indeciduous,
insusceptible, insusceptible of change
Phr. littera scripta manet, present events
N. legality,
legitimacy, legitimateness, # legislature, law, code, corpus juris, constitution,
pandect, charter,
enactment, statute, rule, canon,
ordinance, institution, regulation, bylaw, byelaw, decree,
ordonnance, standing order,
plebiscite, legal process, form, formula,
formality,
rite, arm of the law,
habeas corpus,
fieri facias, jurisprudence,
nomology, legislation,
codification,
equity,
common law,
lex, lex nonscripta,
law of nations, droit des gens,
international law, jus gentium, jus civile,
civil law,
canon law, crown law,
criminal law, statute law,
ecclesiastical law, administrative law, lex mercatoria,
constitutionalism,
constitutionality, justice, court,
tribunal, judge,
lawyer,
attorney, legal counsel
Adj. legal, legitimate, according to law,
vested, constitutional, chartered,
legalized, lawful, statutable,
statutory,
legislatorial, legislative, regulatory, regulated
Adv. legally, in the eye of the law,
de jure Phr. ignorantia legis neminem excusat, "where law ends tyranny begins"
