enforce the law
idiom
: to make sure that people obey the law
The job of the police is to enforce the law.
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In its June filing, Osco also argued that because the board lacks a quorum, the agency’s general counsel and its regional officials in Chicago also lack authority to enforce the law, such as by issuing a complaint against Osco.
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
California agreed in a February settlement with X not to enforce the law's disclosure requirements.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 19 June 2025
But thanks to President Donald Trump’s promises not to enforce the law, neither of those things have happened, aside from an approximately 14-hour blackout in January.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
The party that voters trust to fully enforce the law within the limits of the law has an advantage.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 23 June 2025
California agreed in a February settlement with X not to enforce the law's disclosure requirements.
—Jonathan Stempel, USA Today, 19 June 2025
But thanks to President Donald Trump’s promises not to enforce the law, neither of those things have happened, aside from an approximately 14-hour blackout in January.
—Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 17 June 2025
The party that voters trust to fully enforce the law within the limits of the law has an advantage.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for enforce the law
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“Enforce the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce%20the%20law. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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