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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Additional law enforcement will be deployed to monitor the situation.
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Terell Bailey, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Moran says a federal officer who kills a person would normally be subject to a joint investigation between state law enforcement and the federal government.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
According to an Allegheny County Police Department report submitted in court and obtained by PEOPLE, Breeze Airways flight attendants called ahead to have law enforcement meet their aircraft upon arrival at Pittsburgh International Airport on April 9, 2025.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Guthrie was taken from her house sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1 by what law enforcement believes was a masked assailant.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 2026
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Terell Bailey, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Moran says a federal officer who kills a person would normally be subject to a joint investigation between state law enforcement and the federal government.
—Meg Anderson, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
According to an Allegheny County Police Department report submitted in court and obtained by PEOPLE, Breeze Airways flight attendants called ahead to have law enforcement meet their aircraft upon arrival at Pittsburgh International Airport on April 9, 2025.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Guthrie was taken from her house sometime between the night of January 31 and the early hours of February 1 by what law enforcement believes was a masked assailant.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 10 Apr. 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 22 Apr. 2026.
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