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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However, former President Biden declined to enforce the law in his final days in office, and Trump signed an executive order giving TikTok a 75-day reprieve amid a push by the new administration to strike a deal.
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Neither CalRecycle or Newsom’s office has issued an acknowledgment of the ban — leaving plastic distributors, sellers, environmental groups, waste haulers and lawmakers uncertain about the state government’s willingness to enforce the law.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
ByteDance originally faced a Jan. 19 deadline to sell TikTok, but Trump signed an executive order instructing the attorney general to not enforce the law, granting the company 75 more days to unload the U.S. portion of its business.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Progressive district attorneys in major counties and one state attorney general after another — including the current Democrat who occupies the office, Rob Bonta — repeatedly made the argument that leeway and forbearance were needed in lieu of efforts to aggressively enforce the law.
—Lanhee J. Chen, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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Julia Shapero, The Hill, 31 Mar. 2025
Neither CalRecycle or Newsom’s office has issued an acknowledgment of the ban — leaving plastic distributors, sellers, environmental groups, waste haulers and lawmakers uncertain about the state government’s willingness to enforce the law.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2025
ByteDance originally faced a Jan. 19 deadline to sell TikTok, but Trump signed an executive order instructing the attorney general to not enforce the law, granting the company 75 more days to unload the U.S. portion of its business.
—Cj Haddad, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
Progressive district attorneys in major counties and one state attorney general after another — including the current Democrat who occupies the office, Rob Bonta — repeatedly made the argument that leeway and forbearance were needed in lieu of efforts to aggressively enforce the law.
—Lanhee J. Chen, Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Enforce the law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce%20the%20law. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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