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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Essential services like defense and law enforcement would continue throughout a shutdown, as would mandatory spending programs like Social Security and Medicare, BAI added.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Officers in law enforcement and intelligence briefed the ambassador regularly, the officials said.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
According to local law enforcement, the suspect crashed a pickup truck through the front door of the church, where hundreds of people were worshipping, then got out of the vehicle and started shooting with an assault rifle.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Within hours of the attack, law enforcement identified Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, as the suspect.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2025
Officers in law enforcement and intelligence briefed the ambassador regularly, the officials said.
—T. Christian Miller, ProPublica, 30 Sep. 2025
According to local law enforcement, the suspect crashed a pickup truck through the front door of the church, where hundreds of people were worshipping, then got out of the vehicle and started shooting with an assault rifle.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
Within hours of the attack, law enforcement identified Thomas Jacob Sanford, 40, of Burton, as the suspect.
—Dave Boucher, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Law enforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20enforcement. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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