Man in charge and boy inside: equal before the law? (8)

I believe the answer is:

isonomic

'equal before the law?' is the definition.
(isonomic means having equality before the law)

I can't explain the remainder of the clue.

(Another definition for isonomic that I've seen is " equal rights".)

I've seen this clue in The Times.

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