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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Adams plans to argue that immigrants have played an important role in New York — but that some sanctuary policies should be walked back and that law enforcement authorities should deport those who violate laws, the mayor said at a press conference on Monday.
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Overall, prosecutors say the scheme defrauded hundreds of elderly victims across the U.S. until early June 2024, when Canadian law enforcement executed search warrants at the call centers.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
The bill is opposed by the California State Sheriffs Association, which argues the prescribed process is too rigid and doesn’t account for the responding law enforcement agency’s capacity.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
The California Values Act limits cooperation between state and local law enforcement and federal immigration agents.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
Overall, prosecutors say the scheme defrauded hundreds of elderly victims across the U.S. until early June 2024, when Canadian law enforcement executed search warrants at the call centers.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 5 Mar. 2025
The bill is opposed by the California State Sheriffs Association, which argues the prescribed process is too rigid and doesn’t account for the responding law enforcement agency’s capacity.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacramento Bee, 5 Mar. 2025
The California Values Act limits cooperation between state and local law enforcement and federal immigration agents.
—Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Law enforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20enforcement. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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