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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Both events require significant road closures and law enforcement deployment.
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 May 2025
New England law enforcement officials have so far denied these deaths are connected with a serial killer.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Investigators say the unnamed teen helped Kling set the pallets on fire, left the area before fully extinguishing the flames and lied to law enforcement about how the fire started.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
The message is clear: this is not about law enforcement.
—Eric Reinhart, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
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Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 May 2025
New England law enforcement officials have so far denied these deaths are connected with a serial killer.
—Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
Investigators say the unnamed teen helped Kling set the pallets on fire, left the area before fully extinguishing the flames and lied to law enforcement about how the fire started.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
The message is clear: this is not about law enforcement.
—Eric Reinhart, Scientific American, 1 May 2025
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 7 May. 2025.
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