Sunday, September 17, 2017

grammaticality - 'the body politic' vs "the politic body"


According hereto, politic (with NO s) is an adjective or verb, and not a noun. So shouldn't the body politic be "the politic body" instead? Are both legitimate? If so, what are the similarities and differences?



Source: p 186, The Legal Analyst, Ward Farnsworth



We have been speaking of three usual parties to these situations: the author of the rule, the enforcer of it, and the party to whom it applies. But there may be a fourth party consisting of the body politic; members of the public may take an interest in the law not because they are concerned about how it applies to them personally but because they are wondering if the law ought to be reformed.





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