law enforcement
noun
: the department of people who enforce laws, investigate crimes, and make arrests : the police
She works in law enforcement.
Law enforcement officials in the area were alerted of the suspect's escape.
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Early Wednesday morning, FSU kicker Conor McAneney was arrested on felony charges for battery of a law enforcement officer and resisting arrest with violence, according to jail records.
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Bri Buckley, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Under that legislation, state and local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from working with reality TV shows.
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The records also suggest the use of law enforcement to smuggle cocaine and fentanyl through Colombian ports.
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Here’s a list of poker rooms that are no longer in business or temporarily closed after law enforcement action.
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Bri Buckley, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Under that legislation, state and local law enforcement agencies are prohibited from working with reality TV shows.
—Uwa Ede-Osifo, Dallas Morning News, 21 Mar. 2026
The records also suggest the use of law enforcement to smuggle cocaine and fentanyl through Colombian ports.
—Arkansas Online, 21 Mar. 2026
Here’s a list of poker rooms that are no longer in business or temporarily closed after law enforcement action.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 20 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for law enforcement
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“Law enforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20enforcement. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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