law enforcement

See also: law-enforcement

English

Etymology

From law +‎ enforcement.

Noun

law enforcement (uncountable)

The task of ensuring obedience to the law.
Law enforcement is the duty of police, sheriffs and other government officials.
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?

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
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
Hungarian: rendfenntartó szerv, bűnüldöző szerv, rendőri erők, rendőrség (hu)
Indonesian: penegakan hukum
Italian: forze dell'ordine (it) f pl
Malay: penguatkuasaan undang-undang
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

Further reading

law enforcement on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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