law enforcement

English

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Noun

law enforcement (uncountable)

1. Insuring obedience to law.
2. The various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.

Translations

insuring obedience to law

Chinese: Mandarin: 執法 (zh) m. pl., 执法 (zh) (zhífǎ)

Russian: правоприменение (ru) (pravoprimenénije) n.

various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals

Russian: правоохранительные органы (ru) (pravooxranítel'nyje órgany) m. pl.

Usage notes

• The term normally excludes any private organizations such as private detectives or security guards.

See also

• enforcement authority
• police
• sheriff
• FBI
• Interpol
• Scotland Yard