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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However, on Tuesday afternoon, the Supreme Court lifted a temporary stay and allowed Texas to enforce the law while sending the case back to a lower court.
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
And shouldn’t Maryland and its local governments be given every tool necessary to help enforce the law?
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
The bill does not specify who would enforce the law on school systems or what should happen in cases where books have already been removed.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
But there is another threat that may be even more destabilizing for Israel’s future as a democracy: Jewish terrorism and violence, and the failure to enforce the law against it.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2024
And shouldn’t Maryland and its local governments be given every tool necessary to help enforce the law?
—Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 1 Mar. 2024
The bill does not specify who would enforce the law on school systems or what should happen in cases where books have already been removed.
—Thomas Goodwin Smith, Baltimore Sun, 15 Mar. 2024
But there is another threat that may be even more destabilizing for Israel’s future as a democracy: Jewish terrorism and violence, and the failure to enforce the law against it.
—Mark Mazzetti, New York Times, 16 May 2024
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