law and order

Example Sentences

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He describes the unrest in New York as “unprecedented, the worst breakdown in law and order I’ve seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Mr Romain says he believes in America as "a nation of law and order" and adds that immigration reform "does need to happen".

From BBC

His outrageously false statements about America "going to hell" are designed to evoke religious imagery and imply that Bragg and other prosecutors looking to uphold law and order are actually the servants of Satan.

From Salon

He cares about himself first and foremost, and not about the American people or maintaining law and order.

From Salon

"His outrageously false statements about America 'going to hell' are designed to evoke religious imagery and imply that Alvin Bragg and other prosecutors looking to uphold law and order are actually the servants of Satan."

From Salon