law and order

Example Sentences

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"The gradual deterioration of law and order has emerged as the biggest threat."

From Barron's

Law and order would defeat chaos.

From Slate

"In law and order, police are more visible on the beat, there are 38,000 fewer victims of crime, youth offending is down by 16 percent and ram raids are down by 85 percent," he said.

From Barron's

This is exactly the kind of situation where the informational structure collapses, the movement gets pooled into a “bad type,” and “law and order” becomes the dominant frame.

From The Wall Street Journal

Nevertheless, she said, it has been interpreted by both parties for centuries as a final-resort emergency option to be used only when law and order has completely broken down.

From The Wall Street Journal