the long arm of the law

noun phrase

: the ability of the police to find and catch people who commit crimes

The long arm of the law finally caught up with him 30 years later.

Examples of the long arm of the law in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But, while precedent and the recent Supreme Court ruling make prosecuting a president unlikely, the long arm of the law could still reach other individuals tied to a bribery scheme, experts said. —Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025

And along with obviously exposing himself to the long arm of the law, Coop’s capers also expose him to the plethora of secrets lurking inside these affluent suburban mansions. —Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Mar. 2025

But the long arm of the law is not the hand of God. —Theodore R. Johnson, Washington Post, 18 June 2024

Now the long arm of the law has reached him and dumped him in jail. —Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 10 June 2024

Staying in power is a form of insurance policy against the long arm of the law. —Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2014

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