law enforcement (noun)
81FLETC — noun a center in the Department of that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies • Syn: ↑Federal Law Enforcement Training Center • Hypernyms: ↑law enforcement agency • Part Holonyms: ↑Department of Homeland… …
82police force — noun the force of policemen and officers (Freq. 1) the law came looking for him • Syn: ↑police, ↑constabulary, ↑law • Derivationally related forms: ↑police (for: ↑ …
83order — or·der 1 n 1: a state of peace, freedom from unruly behavior, and respect for law and proper authority maintain law and order 2: an established mode or state of procedure a call to order 3 a: a mandate from a superior authority see also …
84suit — n [Anglo French siute suite suit request to initiate legal proceedings, literally, pursuit, from siute, feminine past participle of suire to follow, from Old French sivre see sue]: a proceeding to enforce a right or claim; specif: an action… …
85compulsion — com·pul·sion /kəm pəl shən/ n 1: an act of compelling (as by threat or intimidation); specif: coercion a payment exacted by lawless compulsion E. A. Farnsworth and W. F. Young 2: the state of being compelled; specif …
86foreclosure — fore·clos·ure /fōr klō zhər/ n 1: a legal proceeding that bars or extinguishes a mortgagor s equity of redemption in mortgaged real property see also deficiency judgment at judgment, redeem …
87proceeding — pro·ceed·ing n 1: a particular step or series of steps in the enforcement, adjudication, or administration of rights, remedies, laws, or regulations: as a: an action, hearing, trial, or application before the court collateral proceeding: a… …
88assignment — as·sign·ment n 1: the act of assigning 2 a: a position, post, or office to which one is assigned b: a task assigned 3: a present transfer of property or rights absolute assignment: an assignment in which the transfer is complete and leaves the… …
89reciprocity — rec·i·proc·i·ty /ˌre sə prä sə tē/ n pl ties 1: the quality or state of being reciprocal 2: the exchange, recognition, or enforcement of licenses, privileges, or obligations between states of the U.S. or between nations Merriam Webster’s… …
90Federal Bureau of Investigation — noun a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice • Syn: ↑FBI • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑law enforcement agency • Member Holonyms: ↑ …
