enforce the law
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: to make sure that people obey the law
The job of the police is to enforce the law.
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In the past, these groups conducted their own analyses in response to a crash — deciding how better to enforce the law, for example, or deciding to repair a curb or add more protection to a bike lane.
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Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
Those tools, in a bill debated Wednesday, include allowing municipalities to create ordinances on street takeovers, increased penalties for those involved, allowing forfeiture of certain vehicles that were used illegally, and providing money to municipalities through grants to enforce the law.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2024
The state cannot enforce the law's book and curriculum restrictions during two pending lawsuits due to a judge's injunction.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2024
The Supreme Court denial leaves in place, at least for now, an appeals court ruling that said Texas can enforce the law.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 1 May 2024
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Sarah A. Miller, Idaho Statesman, 21 May 2024
Those tools, in a bill debated Wednesday, include allowing municipalities to create ordinances on street takeovers, increased penalties for those involved, allowing forfeiture of certain vehicles that were used illegally, and providing money to municipalities through grants to enforce the law.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 21 Mar. 2024
The state cannot enforce the law's book and curriculum restrictions during two pending lawsuits due to a judge's injunction.
—John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 7 June 2024
The Supreme Court denial leaves in place, at least for now, an appeals court ruling that said Texas can enforce the law.
—Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 1 May 2024
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