law enforcement

See also: law-enforcement

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EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• law-enforcement

NounEdit

law enforcement (uncountable)

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

   The police and sheriffs are both law enforcement agencies.

TranslationsEdit

ensuring obedience to law

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 執法 (zh), 执法 (zh) (zhífǎ)

• Finnish: lain toimeenpano
• French: please add this translation if you can

• Greek: επιβολή του νόμου f (epivolí tou nómou)
• Portuguese: aplicação da lei f
• Romanian: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: правопримене́ние (ru) n (pravoprimenénije)

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

• Armenian: իրավապահ մարմիններ pl (iravapah marminner)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: toimeenpanoviranomainen
• French: please add this translation if you can

• Georgian: კანონის გამტარებელი ორგანო (ḳanonis gamṭarebeli organo), სამართალდამცავი ორგანო (samartaldamcavi organo)
• Portuguese: segurança f
• Romanian: organ juridic n, autoritate juridică f
• Russian: правоохрани́тельные о́рганы m pl (pravooxranítelʹnyje órgany)

Usage notesEdit

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

See alsoEdit

• police
• sheriff
• FBI
• Interpol
• Scotland Yard