"enforcement authority" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: enforcement authorities [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} enforcement authority (plural enforcement authorities)
  1. (law, law enforcement) A person or body having jurisdiction to enforce or to take action under or in respect of the relevant legal requirement. Categories (topical): Law, Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-enforcement_authority-en-noun-p~ZG91Qf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: government, law, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

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