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.
Examples of law enforcement in a Sentence
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In most cases, the apps used vague language about when and how this data could be shared with law enforcement.
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Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
April 23, 2024 Hundreds of students protesting at California's Cal Poly Humboldt occupy two campus buildings and a standoff with law enforcement begins.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 May 2024
Although the rioters failed in their ultimate goal, their actions nonetheless resulted in the deaths of multiple people, injury to over 140 members of law enforcement, and lasting trauma for our entire nation.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 May 2024
By September 1, 2001, the day Stone attacked his mother, he’d already been arrested 17 times, including charges for grand theft, auto theft, marijuana possession, driving under the influence, battery on a law enforcement officer, domestic battery and battery on a person 65 or older.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
In some occasions, law enforcement and university officials have been reported arresting students, removing encampments and threatening academic consequences.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 3 May 2024
Do whistleblowers get paid? Since 2011, law enforcement agencies implementing financial incentive programs have collected $43.4 billion for the benefit of taxpayers and investors and paid nearly $6.7 billion in rewards to whistleblowers, according to the National Whistleblower Center.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
What happened in east Charlotte Eyer, 31, was one of four law enforcement officers killed Monday, April 29, after being shot during a U.S. Marshal task force serving a warrant on a felon for possession of a firearm at an east Charlotte home, The Charlotte Observer reported.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
The scene recasts an increasingly familiar image from recent protests, wherein a situation between law enforcement and civilians becomes volatile.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
April 23, 2024 Hundreds of students protesting at California's Cal Poly Humboldt occupy two campus buildings and a standoff with law enforcement begins.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 May 2024
Although the rioters failed in their ultimate goal, their actions nonetheless resulted in the deaths of multiple people, injury to over 140 members of law enforcement, and lasting trauma for our entire nation.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 3 May 2024
By September 1, 2001, the day Stone attacked his mother, he’d already been arrested 17 times, including charges for grand theft, auto theft, marijuana possession, driving under the influence, battery on a law enforcement officer, domestic battery and battery on a person 65 or older.
—Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
In some occasions, law enforcement and university officials have been reported arresting students, removing encampments and threatening academic consequences.
—Aaron Valdez, The Enquirer, 3 May 2024
Do whistleblowers get paid? Since 2011, law enforcement agencies implementing financial incentive programs have collected $43.4 billion for the benefit of taxpayers and investors and paid nearly $6.7 billion in rewards to whistleblowers, according to the National Whistleblower Center.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
What happened in east Charlotte Eyer, 31, was one of four law enforcement officers killed Monday, April 29, after being shot during a U.S. Marshal task force serving a warrant on a felon for possession of a firearm at an east Charlotte home, The Charlotte Observer reported.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
The scene recasts an increasingly familiar image from recent protests, wherein a situation between law enforcement and civilians becomes volatile.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Law enforcement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20enforcement. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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