noun phrase · formal
law enforcement
UK/lɔː ɪnˈfɔːsmənt/US/lɔː ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/LAW en·FORCE·ment
agencies and officers responsible for enforcing laws (e.g. the police)
Examples
“Law enforcement must balance public safety with respect for individual rights.”
“Improved cooperation between law enforcement and local communities reduces crime.”
“Law enforcement agencies launched a joint operation to dismantle the network.”
Band 8 sentence
“Effective crime prevention depends not only on law enforcement but also on social policies that address root causes.”
Collocations
- law enforcement agencies
- law enforcement officer
Word family
Common mistakes
the police enforcement→law enforcement
law enforcing→law enforcement
Say it for a higher band
5police enforcement→6police force→7+law enforcement
Synonyms
police force
Easily confused
police force
“Local law enforcement agencies collaborated to investigate the case.”
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