enforce the law
idiom
: to make sure that people obey the law
The job of the police is to enforce the law.
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Our federal agents will continue to enforce the law and abide by the U.S. Constitution.
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Individual districts can establish their own interpretations of possession and how to enforce the law.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
Trump’s 75-day pause said the attorney general should not enforce the law, and Trump tapped Vice President JD Vance and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz to oversee a potential TikTok sale.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
It should be noted that, even under Gorsuch’s decision, there is still one possible way to enforce the law permitting Medicaid patients to choose their health providers — the federal government could cut off some or all Medicaid funding to South Carolina.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 26 June 2025
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James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 July 2025
Individual districts can establish their own interpretations of possession and how to enforce the law.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 July 2025
Trump’s 75-day pause said the attorney general should not enforce the law, and Trump tapped Vice President JD Vance and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz to oversee a potential TikTok sale.
—Louis Jacobson, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
It should be noted that, even under Gorsuch’s decision, there is still one possible way to enforce the law permitting Medicaid patients to choose their health providers — the federal government could cut off some or all Medicaid funding to South Carolina.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 26 June 2025
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“Enforce the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce%20the%20law. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.
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