The legal definition from Black’s Sixth Edition:
All law systems are based on, and derived from, Canon Law – from the Bible actually, as well as what is mentioned in the legal definition. One of the purposes behind how our documents are written is to demonstrate to The Powers That Be that we know what we are talking about, that we are educated on their system of deceit-based servitude, and understand how to use the law system to our advantage rather than their advantage.