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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At the same time, the new legislation would prohibit counties and municipalities from cutting funding for law enforcement.
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Legal precedent indicates yes, filming a law enforcement officer conducting their official business in public is covered by the First Amendment.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Arrests were made for offenses including obstruction of the highway, hindering law enforcement duties, and assault on police.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Following his release from prison in 1988, federal law enforcement officials said that Stanfa set out to take over the Philadelphia family.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
Legal precedent indicates yes, filming a law enforcement officer conducting their official business in public is covered by the First Amendment.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025
Arrests were made for offenses including obstruction of the highway, hindering law enforcement duties, and assault on police.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Following his release from prison in 1988, federal law enforcement officials said that Stanfa set out to take over the Philadelphia family.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
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 29 Oct. 2025.
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