law enforcement en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From law + enforcement.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The task of ensuring obedience to the law.
Law enforcement is the duty of police, sheriffs and other government officials.
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(uncountable) The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
“You are the ones impacted by the executive orders … there was and remains a huge law enforcement presence in the district,′ Shroff said.
2025 November 6, Dan Mangan, quoting Sabrina Shroff, “DC sandwich thrower Sean Dunn found not guilty of assaulting federal agent”, in CNBC:Another news report of law enforcement being corrupted–when does this end?
Relateds
police · Scotland Yard · sheriff · Interpol · FBI · LE · authorities · law-enforcer · LEO
Translations (53)
id penegakan hukum (ensuring obedience to law) · ru правоохрани́тельные о́рганы (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · hu bűnüldöző szerv (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · gl cumprimento da lei (ensuring obedience to law) · hu rendőri erők (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · pt aplicação da lei (ensuring obedience to law) · es cuerpos/órganos policiales/policíacos/policiacos (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · uk правоохоро́нні о́ргани (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · hu büntetés-végrehajtás (ensuring obedience to law) · ro organ juridic (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · fr forces de l'ordre (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · ro aplicare a legii (ensuring obedience to law) · fi lainvalvonta (ensuring obedience to law) · ru правопримене́ние (ensuring obedience to law) · ro autoritate juridică (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · de Gesetzesvollzug (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · ka სამართალდამცავი ორგანო (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · fr application de la loi (ensuring obedience to law) · pl służby porządkowe (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · de Gesetzesvollzug (ensuring obedience to law) · hu rendfenntartó szerv (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · ka სამართალდამცავი ხელისუფლება (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · ms penguatkuasaan undang-undang (ensuring obedience to law) · es enforzamiento legal (ensuring obedience to law) · el επιβολή του νόμου (ensuring obedience to law) · pl egzekwowanie prawa (ensuring obedience to law) · ca aplicació de la llei (ensuring obedience to law) · cmn 執法 /执法 (ensuring obedience to law) · hu bűnüldözés (ensuring obedience to law) · hu törvények betartatása (ensuring obedience to law) · ms penguatkuasaan undang-undang (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · hu rendfenntartás (ensuring obedience to law) · de Ordnungskräfte (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · az hüquq-mühafizə orqanları (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · ka კანონის გამტარებელი ორგანო (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · id penegakan hukum (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · fi toimeenpanoviranomainen (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · cmn 執法部門 /执法部门 (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · ka სამართალდაცვა (ensuring obedience to law) · fi lain toimeenpano (ensuring obedience to law) · de Rechtsdurchsetzung (ensuring obedience to law) · pt segurança (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · es agencias/fuerzas del orden (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · hy իրավապահ մարմիններ (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · de Gesetzesvollstreckung (ensuring obedience to law) · es cumplimiento de la ley (ensuring obedience to law) · hu rendőrség (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · it forze dell'ordine (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals) · gl aplicación da lei (ensuring obedience to law) · pt cumprimento da lei (ensuring obedience to law) · es aplicación de la ley (ensuring obedience to law) · ca compliment de la llei (ensuring obedience to law) · de Strafverfolgung (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals)