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law and order
noun as in order
noun as in tranquility
Example Sentences
The government is split between libertarians and the law-and-order Conservatives.
Indeed, law-and-order authorities found themselves with little to do.
In recent weeks Libyan officials, when faced by law-and-order challenges, have reflexively blamed former Gaddafi officials.
Blanchard attributes the incarceration rate to a law-and-order mentality that criminalizing something prevents it from happening.
And Republican primary voters are notoriously law-and-order fanatics.
He was a good-looking kid; only he was like all them tenderfoots—he didn't know a law-and-order town when he saw it.
It was a constant topic of conversation among the recognized law-and-order men and all of us agreed the thieves must be checked.
I don't blame Weary; he's looking out for the law-and-order business—and that's all right.
Goodrich brought news that the law-and-order party were preparing an expedition to Charleston to round up Curly Bill.
The best men in early Montana were among the Vigilantes—all the law-and-order men were.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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