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law and order

NOUN
order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control law peace
STRONG
calm decorousness decorum discipline goodness integrity niceness orderliness peacefulness probity properness propriety quiet rectitude rightness seemliness suitability tranquility uprightness
Antonyms
STRONG
dishonesty indecency turbulence violence
WEAK
lawlessness liberty license
NOUN
tranquility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calm calmness coolness equanimity serenity stillness
STRONG
ataraxia composure hush imperturbability order peacefulness placidity quietness quietude repose rest restfulness sedateness
WEAK
imperturbation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitation
STRONG
upset
WEAK
chaos disturbance loudness noise turbulence violence wildness

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Here are the legal personalities keeping law and order in the Oakland, Calif., courthouse:

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

If he supports law and order, they don’t have to be antipolice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

On Wednesday, appearing at the White House for a Black History Month reception, the president told us we need law and order.

From Salon • Feb. 20, 2026

Nearly a million police and soldiers have been deployed to maintain law and order.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

“I’m all for the law and order he and the president talk about.”

From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau

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