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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And a lot of this is about making sure there's still public confidence in law enforcement, because law enforcement can't operate where the public no longer trusts it to actually enforce the law, rather than to engage in some kind of misconduct or abuse.
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Hale said because local prosecutors are empowered under the state constitution to enforce the law, they should have been sued, not the state Attorney General’s office.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
Once in office, Trump could direct his attorney general not to enforce the law.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
TikTok was taken down in January for around half a day prior to Trump's second inauguration, but was quickly restored, ostensibly because Trump provided TikTok assurances that the Justice Department wouldn't enforce the law, which targets app stores hosting TikTok.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 30 June 2025
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Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
Hale said because local prosecutors are empowered under the state constitution to enforce the law, they should have been sued, not the state Attorney General’s office.
—Arkansas Online, 4 Aug. 2025
Once in office, Trump could direct his attorney general not to enforce the law.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
TikTok was taken down in January for around half a day prior to Trump's second inauguration, but was quickly restored, ostensibly because Trump provided TikTok assurances that the Justice Department wouldn't enforce the law, which targets app stores hosting TikTok.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 30 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 31 Aug. 2025.
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