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Noun [English]

Etymology: From law + enforcement. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|law|enforcement}} law + enforcement Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} law enforcement (uncountable)
  1. The task of ensuring obedience to the law. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law enforcement Related terms: authorities, FBI, Interpol, LE, police, Scotland Yard, sheriff Translations (ensuring obedience to law): compliment de la llei [masculine] (Catalan), aplicació de la llei [feminine] (Catalan), 執法 (Chinese Mandarin), 执法 (zhífǎ) (Chinese Mandarin), lain toimeenpano (Finnish), lainvalvonta (Finnish), application de la loi (French), cumprimento da lei [masculine] (Galician), aplicación da lei [feminine] (Galician), სამართალდაცვა (samartaldacva) (Georgian), Rechtsdurchsetzung [feminine] (German), Gesetzesvollzug [masculine] (German), Gesetzesvollstreckung [feminine] (German), επιβολή του νόμου (epivolí tou nómou) [feminine] (Greek), rendfenntartás (Hungarian), bűnüldözés (Hungarian), törvények betartatása (Hungarian), büntetés-végrehajtás (Hungarian), penegakan hukum (Indonesian), penguatkuasaan undang-undang (Malay), aplicação da lei [feminine] (Portuguese), cumprimento da lei [masculine] (Portuguese), aplicare a legii [feminine] (Romanian), правопримене́ние (pravoprimenénije) [neuter] (Russian), cumplimiento de la ley [masculine] (Spanish), aplicación de la ley [feminine] (Spanish)
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  2. The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals. Tags: uncountable Translations (various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals): իրավապահ մարմիններ (iravapah marminner) [plural] (Armenian), hüquq-mühafizə orqanları (Azerbaijani), 執法部門 (Chinese Mandarin), 执法部门 (zhífǎ bùmén) (Chinese Mandarin), toimeenpanoviranomainen (Finnish), forces de l’ordre (French), კანონის გამტარებელი ორგანო (ḳanonis gamṭarebeli organo) (Georgian), სამართალდამცავი ორგანო (samartaldamcavi organo) (Georgian), სამართალდამცავი ხელისუფლება (samartaldamcavi xelisupleba) (Georgian), Strafverfolgung [feminine] (German), Gesetzesvollzug [masculine] (German), rendfenntartó szerv (Hungarian), bűnüldöző szerv (Hungarian), rendőri erők (Hungarian), rendőrség (Hungarian), penegakan hukum (Indonesian), forze dell'ordine [feminine, plural] (Italian), penguatkuasaan undang-undang (Malay), segurança [feminine] (Portuguese), organ juridic [neuter] (Romanian), autoritate juridică [feminine] (Romanian), правоохрани́тельные о́рганы (pravooxranítelʹnyje órgany) [masculine, plural] (Russian), fuerzas del orden [feminine, plural] (Spanish), правоохоро́нні о́ргани (pravooxorónni órhany) [masculine, plural] (Ukrainian)
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Alternative forms

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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "ḳanonis gamṭarebeli organo",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "კანონის გამტარებელი ორგანო"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "samartaldamcavi organo",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "სამართალდამცავი ორგანო"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "samartaldamcavi xelisupleba",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "სამართალდამცავი ხელისუფლება"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Strafverfolgung"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Gesetzesvollzug"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "rendfenntartó szerv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "bűnüldöző szerv"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "rendőri erők"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "rendőrség"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "penegakan hukum"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "forze dell'ordine"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ms",
          "lang": "Malay",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "word": "penguatkuasaan undang-undang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "segurança"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "neuter"
          ],
          "word": "organ juridic"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autoritate juridică"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "pravooxranítelʹnyje órgany",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "правоохрани́тельные о́рганы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "fuerzas del orden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "4 96",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "pravooxorónni órhany",
          "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "правоохоро́нні о́ргани"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "law enforcement"
}
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    "Terms with Azerbaijani translations",
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    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with Galician translations",
    "Terms with Georgian translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Greek translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Indonesian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Malay translations",
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      "word": "authorities"
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    {
      "word": "FBI"
    },
    {
      "word": "Interpol"
    },
    {
      "word": "LE"
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    {
      "word": "police"
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    {
      "word": "Scotland Yard"
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        {
          "text": "Another news report of law enforcement being corrupted–when does this end?",
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    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "compliment de la llei"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aplicació de la llei"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "執法"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhífǎ",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "执法"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "lain toimeenpano"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "lainvalvonta"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "application de la loi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cumprimento da lei"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aplicación da lei"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samartaldacva",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "სამართალდაცვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Rechtsdurchsetzung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gesetzesvollzug"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gesetzesvollstreckung"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "epivolí tou nómou",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "επιβολή του νόμου"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "rendfenntartás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "bűnüldözés"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "törvények betartatása"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "büntetés-végrehajtás"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "penegakan hukum"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "word": "penguatkuasaan undang-undang"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aplicação da lei"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cumprimento da lei"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aplicare a legii"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pravoprimenénije",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "правопримене́ние"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cumplimiento de la ley"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "ensuring obedience to law",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "aplicación de la ley"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "iravapah marminner",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "իրավապահ մարմիններ"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "hüquq-mühafizə orqanları"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "執法部門"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zhífǎ bùmén",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "执法部门"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "toimeenpanoviranomainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "forces de l’ordre"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ḳanonis gamṭarebeli organo",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "კანონის გამტარებელი ორგანო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samartaldamcavi organo",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "სამართალდამცავი ორგანო"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "samartaldamcavi xelisupleba",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "სამართალდამცავი ხელისუფლება"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Strafverfolgung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Gesetzesvollzug"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "rendfenntartó szerv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "bűnüldöző szerv"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "rendőri erők"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "rendőrség"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "penegakan hukum"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "forze dell'ordine"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "word": "penguatkuasaan undang-undang"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "segurança"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "organ juridic"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoritate juridică"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pravooxranítelʹnyje órgany",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "правоохрани́тельные о́рганы"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "fuerzas del orden"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "pravooxorónni órhany",
      "sense": "various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "правоохоро́нні о́ргани"
    }
  ],
  "word": "law enforcement"
}

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