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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So too has Turning Point USA, with executive director Andrew Kolvet telling the Washington Examiner that the organization Kirk launched in 2012 was not drawing any preliminary conclusions or getting ahead of law enforcement.
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Investigators are continuing to assess evidence, including looking at electronic devices the suspect may have had access to, as federal charges could be announced in the coming days, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
Vera issued a temporary restraining order in the LAPD case on July 10 that barred officers from using less-lethal munitions against journalists not posing a threat to law enforcement.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Responding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Senate Bill 627 would prohibit law enforcement on the local, state and federal level from wearing masks that conceal their identity in the course of duty.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 16 Sep. 2025
Investigators are continuing to assess evidence, including looking at electronic devices the suspect may have had access to, as federal charges could be announced in the coming days, law enforcement officials told ABC News.
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2025
Vera issued a temporary restraining order in the LAPD case on July 10 that barred officers from using less-lethal munitions against journalists not posing a threat to law enforcement.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Responding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement Senate Bill 627 would prohibit law enforcement on the local, state and federal level from wearing masks that conceal their identity in the course of duty.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Law enforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20enforcement. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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