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law enforcement
UK/ˈlɔː ɪnˈfɔːsmənt/US/ˈlɔːr ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/LAW en·FORCE·ment
Band 4-5speakingtask2
the system of police and officials who make sure laws are obeyed
Examples
“Law enforcement agencies investigated the corruption allegations.”
“Good law enforcement depends on public trust.”
“Training is essential for effective law enforcement.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective law enforcement relies not only on police presence but also on public trust and fair judicial processes.”
Collocations
- law enforcement agencies
- law enforcement officers
Word family
law nenforce venforcement n
Common mistakes
police enforcement→law enforcement
Say it for a higher band
5police→6police enforcement→7+law enforcement
Synonyms
police forces
Easily confused
police forces
“The city's police forces were deployed to manage the protest.”
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