limb of the law

He is now something under fifteen and an old limb of the law.

Resentment of the police is clearly depicted in Sylvester Woods's "Sergeant Limb of the Law" (1994).

That lusty limb of the law unceremoniously dragged the furious woman from the bed, dropping his torch in so doing, then, with no definite object in mind, hurtled her along the floor.