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.

Examples of law enforcement in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In late August, Texas and Florida became the latest states to limit the use of Flock cameras, in response to growing concerns about their misuse by law enforcement. — Sparkle Rainey Tribune News Service, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026

The General Assembly needs to talk to first responders and law enforcement officers from the cities most affected. — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 2 Oct. 2026

Immigration and the border California law bars local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials except in the cases of people convicted of certain high-level felonies. — Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Among the minimum qualifications for the job are at least 15 years of service in law enforcement and 5-7 years in leadership positions at a large department with 1,000 or more sworn law enforcement officers. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026

Rhymes for law enforcement

• divorcement
• endorsement
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• forcement
• reinforcement