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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Author/historian Kevin Foster is a Fort Worth native and retired Fort Worth police sergeant with over 45 years in Tarrant County law enforcement.
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Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
The complaint says Heifler spent weeks discussing the plot with the undercover law enforcement official, and at one point went to scope out Kiswani's home.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
That’s another reason to suspect that China’s crackdown affected both countries, despite differing policies and law enforcement strategies.
—Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Initially a ‘soldier’ and then a ‘captain’ of his own crew, Pitera was suspected by law enforcement of as many as 60 murders.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Foster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
The complaint says Heifler spent weeks discussing the plot with the undercover law enforcement official, and at one point went to scope out Kiswani's home.
—CBS News, 28 Mar. 2026
That’s another reason to suspect that China’s crackdown affected both countries, despite differing policies and law enforcement strategies.
—Kaitlin Coward, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
Initially a ‘soldier’ and then a ‘captain’ of his own crew, Pitera was suspected by law enforcement of as many as 60 murders.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
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“Law enforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20enforcement. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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