law enforcement

See also: law-enforcement

English

Etymology

From law +‎ enforcement.

Noun

law enforcement (uncountable)

1. The task of ensuring obedience to the law.

   Law enforcement is the duty of police, sheriffs and other government officials.

2. The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.

   Another news report of law enforcement being corrupted–when does this end?

   • 2025 November 6, Dan Mangan, quoting Sabrina Shroff, “DC sandwich thrower Sean Dunn found not guilty of assaulting federal agent”, in CNBC‎^[1]:

     “You are the ones impacted by the executive orders … there was and remains a huge law enforcement presence in the district,′ Shroff said.

Usage notes

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

Translations

ensuring obedience to law

• Catalan: compliment de la llei m, aplicació de la llei f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 執法 / 执法 (zh) (zhífǎ)

• Finnish: lain toimeenpano, lainvalvonta
• French: application de la loi
• Galician: cumprimento da lei m, aplicación da lei f
• Georgian: სამართალდაცვა (samartaldacva)
• German: Rechtsdurchsetzung f, Gesetzesvollzug m, Gesetzesvollstreckung f
• Greek: επιβολή του νόμου f (epivolí tou nómou)
• Hungarian: rendfenntartás (hu), bűnüldözés (hu), törvények betartatása, büntetés-végrehajtás (hu)
• Indonesian: penegakan hukum
• Malay: penguatkuasaan undang-undang
• Polish: egzekwowanie prawa n
• Portuguese: aplicação da lei f, cumprimento da lei m
• Romanian: aplicare a legii f
• Russian: правопримене́ние (ru) n (pravoprimenénije)
• Spanish: cumplimiento de la ley m, aplicación de la ley f

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

• Armenian: իրավապահ մարմիններ pl (iravapah marminner)
• Azerbaijani: hüquq-mühafizə orqanları
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 執法部門 / 执法部门 (zhífǎ bùmén)

• Finnish: toimeenpanoviranomainen
• French: forces de l'ordre (fr)
• Georgian: კანონის გამტარებელი ორგანო (ḳanonis gamṭarebeli organo), სამართალდამცავი ორგანო (samartaldamcavi organo), სამართალდამცავი ხელისუფლება (samartaldamcavi xelisupleba)
• German: Strafverfolgung (de) f, Gesetzesvollzug m, Ordnungskräfte f pl
• Hungarian: rendfenntartó szerv, bűnüldöző szerv, rendőri erők, rendőrség (hu)
• Indonesian: penegakan hukum
• Italian: forze dell'ordine (it) f pl
• Malay: penguatkuasaan undang-undang
• Polish: służby porządkowe nvir pl
• Portuguese: segurança (pt) f
• Romanian: organ juridic n, autoritate juridică f
• Russian: правоохрани́тельные о́рганы m pl (pravooxranítelʹnyje órgany)
• Spanish: fuerzas del orden f pl
• Ukrainian: правоохоро́нні о́ргани m pl (pravooxorónni órhany)

See also

• law-enforcer
• LEO (initialism)

See also

• authorities
• FBI
• Interpol
• LE
• police
• Scotland Yard
• sheriff

Further reading

• law enforcement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia