minion of the law
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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Last week it became known that Henry Ford for the first time in many years had been reached by a minion of the law.
From Time Magazine Archive
But logic "is a minion of the law, not its master."
From Time Magazine Archive
"What is he like?" the minion of the law queried abruptly.
From Castles in the Air by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
At this juncture, a sudden look of alarm spread over the lady’s beauteous face and a lumbering minion of the law stepped before her.
From The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton by Curtis, Wardon Allan
I must say that the pampered minion of the law arose splendidly to the occasion.
From Castles in the Air by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
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