Constable
Constable noun - A member of a force charged with law enforcement at the local level.
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Law
Law noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.
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The constable marks Thomas as a regular law breaker, despite the fact that his predecessor whom Thomas was good friends with had no problem with Thomas using that road.
Source: Inspector Javert - Season 4 gives us Bob, a pudgy constable (a law enforcement position that pays almost nothing and has no real authority) who is a constant Butt Monkey and is played by Patton Oswalt.
Source: Underestimating Badassery - The babbling constable was a fairly common device in plays of the time, commenting on the fact that it was difficult to get competent people to fill law enforcement positions, due to the low pay.
Source: Malaproper aka: The Malaproper
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