law enforcement
Example Sentences
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Law-enforcement officials often look at family members and caretakers first when property is transferred or wills and trust are changed.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026
Law-enforcement officers were executing warrants at several locations across the country to gather more information on the attack, Pirro said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025
“Recent events, however, have cast a chilling shadow over their pursuits. Law-enforcement agencies have resorted to clandestine tactics, subpoenaing emails and phone records in an effort to unmask confidential sources.”
From Seattle Times • Jun. 28, 2023
Law-enforcement agents now had access to a “genetic panopticon,” to borrow a phrase from Justice Antonin Scalia, created not by the government but by the citizenry.
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2021
Law-enforcement is a thankless job whether on Earth or on Mars.
From The Man the Martians Made by Long, Frank Belknap
