enforcement
Example Sentences
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He described it as a "law enforcement operation", and said Maduro was arrested on the ground by FBI agents.
From BBC
"We will continue to work closely with law enforcement agencies, international partners and others to prevent the illegal supply of medicines and to protect patients."
From BBC
Many Western countries allow bars and nightclubs to be built in exceedingly dangerous ways, through either weak building codes or lack of enforcement.
Former state Sen. Kevin de León was the first Latino elected Senate president, and the author of the state’s sanctuary law, which limits state and local government cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
From Los Angeles Times
California’s constitutional prohibition of slavery represented a significant ideological stance against the institution from the state’s founding, even if enforcement proved inconsistent.
From Los Angeles Times
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