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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ByteDance originally faced a Jan. 19 deadline to sell TikTok, but Trump signed an executive order instructing the attorney general to not enforce the law, granting the Chinese company 75 more days to divest the U.S. portion of its business.
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Jonathan Vanian,zach Vallese, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
In the case a deal is not reached, Bondi may also decide to not enforce the law.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
However, former President Biden declined to enforce the law in his final days in office, and Trump signed an executive order giving TikTok a 75-day reprieve amid a push by the new administration to strike a deal.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Neither CalRecycle or Newsom’s office has issued an acknowledgment of the ban — leaving plastic distributors, sellers, environmental groups, waste haulers and lawmakers uncertain about the state government’s willingness to enforce the law.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Vanian,zach Vallese, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
In the case a deal is not reached, Bondi may also decide to not enforce the law.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 15 Mar. 2025
However, former President Biden declined to enforce the law in his final days in office, and Trump signed an executive order giving TikTok a 75-day reprieve amid a push by the new administration to strike a deal.
—Julia Shapero, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Neither CalRecycle or Newsom’s office has issued an acknowledgment of the ban — leaving plastic distributors, sellers, environmental groups, waste haulers and lawmakers uncertain about the state government’s willingness to enforce the law.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
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“Enforce the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce%20the%20law. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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