enforce the law
idiom
: to make sure that people obey the law
The job of the police is to enforce the law.
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At other agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Trump and Musk have tried to slash the number of employees — potentially hobbling those regulators’ ability to enforce the law against companies including Musk’s Tesla and X.
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David Ingram, NBC news, 11 May 2025
But President Donald Trump gave ByteDance more time by ordering his attorney general not to enforce the law for 75 more days, bringing the new deadline to this week.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Just anybody should come here for any reason and nobody should enforce the law?
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
The job of attorneys general is to enforce the law, defend democracy, and keep our communities safe.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
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David Ingram, NBC news, 11 May 2025
But President Donald Trump gave ByteDance more time by ordering his attorney general not to enforce the law for 75 more days, bringing the new deadline to this week.
—Michele Luhn, CNBC, 1 Apr. 2025
Just anybody should come here for any reason and nobody should enforce the law?
—Obed Manuel, NPR, 28 Apr. 2025
The job of attorneys general is to enforce the law, defend democracy, and keep our communities safe.
—Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enforce the law
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“Enforce the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce%20the%20law. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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