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1law enforcement — n. Seeing that people follow laws and catching and punishing lawbreakers; the work done by police. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
2law enforcement agency — index police Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3law enforcement agent — index district attorney, marshal, peace officer Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
4law enforcement agents — index police Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5law enforcement body — index police, posse Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
6Law enforcement — may refer to:Organizations*Law enforcement organization *Law enforcement agency *Police *Military police *Secret police *Specialist law enforcement agency See also Powers*Powers and Law Exemptions of a Law Enforcement Agency *Law enforcement… …
7law enforcement — UK US noun [U] GOVERNMENT, LAW ► the activity of making certain that the laws of an area are obeyed: »His early career was in law enforcement. law enforcement officials/officers »Several law enforcement officers were sent to Mexico to bring the… …
8law enforcement — law en.forcement n [U] the job of making sure that the law is obeyed ▪ law enforcement agencies …
9law-enforcement — N UNCOUNT: usu N n Law enforcement agencies or officials are responsible for catching people who break the law. [mainly AM] We need to restore respect for the law and for bodies such as the army and the law enforcement agencies …
10law enforcement — Britain has 52 regional police forces, which are responsible for maintaining law and order in their own area. London has two police forces, the Metropolitan Police, often referred to as the Met, which covers Greater London, and the smaller City… …
