law enforcement
English
noun
Definitions
- The task of ensuring obedience to law.
- The various government agencies involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
Etymology
Compound from English law (low) + English enforcement.
Origin
English
enforcement
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- BigLaw English
- Eurolaw English
- Westlaw English
- Zipf's law English
- astrolaw English
- brethren-in-law English
- cyberlaw English
- e-law English
- enforce English
- enforcement English
- law English
- lawbook English
- lawbot English
- lawbreaker English
- lawbreaking English
- lawcode English
- lawful English
- lawgiver English
- lawgiving English
- lawing English
- lawless English
- lawlike English
- lawly English
- lawmaker English
- lawmaking English
- lawman English
- lawmonger English
- lawsome English
- lawspeaker English
- lawsuit English
- lawyer English
- metalaw English
- neurolaw English
- nonenforcement English
- nonlaw English
- outlaw English
- overenforcement English
- powerlaw English
- prelaw English
- pseudolaw English
- scofflaw English
- sublaw English
- underenforcement English
- unlaw English
- lawe Middle English
- lagh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- lo Tok Pisin
- law
- unlaw
- e-law
- lawly
- BigLaw
- lawman
- lawbot
- sublaw
- outlaw
- lawful
- nonlaw
- lawyer
- prelaw
- lawing
- enforce
- lawless
- lawbook
- lawcode
- lawlike
- lawsome
- metalaw
- lawsuit
- Westlaw
- Eurolaw
- lawmaker
- lawgiver
- neurolaw
- powerlaw
- cyberlaw
- astrolaw
- scofflaw
- lawgiving
- lawmaking
- lawmonger
- pseudolaw
- lawbreaker
- Zipf's law
- lawspeaker
- enforcement
- lawbreaking
- nonenforcement
- overenforcement
- brethren-in-law
- underenforcement