enforcer
noun
en·forc·er
in-ˈfȯr-sər 
en-
1
: one that enforces
2
a
: a violent criminal employed by a crime syndicate
especially
: hit man sense 1
b
: a player (as in ice hockey) known for rough play and fighting
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The public, and law enforcers, often wrongfully think that cash bail is a form of punishment.
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Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
But the agency’s enforcers have wielded their biggest deterrent almost entirely against small perpetrators.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
This isn’t even the first time in the last few years that Neeson has played a grizzled enforcer who turns against his employer after being diagnosed with a severe neurodegenerative disease.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
In a new letter shared exclusively with The Verge, the lawmakers advance their previous calls for law enforcers to investigate these companies.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2024
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Bill Laytner, Detroit Free Press, 14 Nov. 2024
But the agency’s enforcers have wielded their biggest deterrent almost entirely against small perpetrators.
—Peter Elkind, ProPublica, 13 Nov. 2024
This isn’t even the first time in the last few years that Neeson has played a grizzled enforcer who turns against his employer after being diagnosed with a severe neurodegenerative disease.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 31 Oct. 2024
In a new letter shared exclusively with The Verge, the lawmakers advance their previous calls for law enforcers to investigate these companies.
—Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Enforcer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforcer. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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