law enforcement (noun)

  • 11law enforcement agent — noun (C) AmE a policeman or policewoman …

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  • 12Federal Law Enforcement Training Center — noun a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies • Syn: ↑FLETC • Hypernyms: ↑law enforcement agency • Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Homeland Security, ↑Homeland Security …

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  • 13law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …

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  • 14international law enforcement agency — noun an international administrative unit responsible for law enforcement • Hypernyms: ↑administrative unit, ↑administrative body • Hyponyms: ↑Royal Canadian Mounted Police, ↑RCMP, ↑Mounties, ↑Department of Justice Canada, ↑ …

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  • 15law enforcement — UK / US noun [uncountable] the job of making sure that people obey the law …

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  • 16enforcement — en·force·ment n: the act or process of enforcing enforcement of the debt Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. enforcement …

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  • 17European Law Enforcement Organisation — noun police organization for the European Union; aims to improve effectiveness and cooperation among European police forces • Syn: ↑Europol • Hypernyms: ↑police, ↑police force, ↑constabulary, ↑law …

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  • 18enforcement — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ law ▪ peace ▪ soldiers involved in peace enforcement operations overseas ▪ civil rights (AmE), drug (esp. AmE) ▪ …

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  • 19law — noun 1 official rule/rules ⇨ See also ↑martial law ADJECTIVE ▪ administrative, case, civil, common, constitutional, criminal, statute, etc …

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  • 20law|man — «L muhn», noun, plural men. a law enforcement officer …

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