law enforcement

noun

: the department of people who enforce laws, investigate crimes, and make arrests : the police

She works in law enforcement.

Law enforcement officials in the area were alerted of the suspect's escape.

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Throughout the Biden administration, Cuba has worked with U.S. law enforcement – primarily through its engagement with the FBI as well as through the multilateral body Financial Action Task Force – to combat illicit financing, including the funding of terrorism. —

Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025 Members of the military and law enforcement swear an oath to defend the Constitution against all threats both foreign and domestic. —

Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 That someone in law enforcement tried to find out who gave or sold him the fentanyl that killed him. —

Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 16 Jan. 2025 Jay Robert Thaxton, of Concord, was charged in June with felony obstruction of law enforcement during a civil disorder. —

Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for law enforcement

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