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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The job of attorneys general is to enforce the law, defend democracy, and keep our communities safe.
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Though pornography is banned, authorities have long failed to enforce the law or punish offenders, Won said.
—Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
In Milton, this rejection attracted the attention of the Massachusetts Attorney General, who sought to enforce the law, resulting in a legal battle that eventually rose to the state Supreme Court.
—Matt Frazier, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
How can the government collect taxes, for instance, or conscript soldiers or enforce the law, if people do not have last names?
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
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Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Apr. 2025
Though pornography is banned, authorities have long failed to enforce the law or punish offenders, Won said.
—Yoonjung Seo and Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
In Milton, this rejection attracted the attention of the Massachusetts Attorney General, who sought to enforce the law, resulting in a legal battle that eventually rose to the state Supreme Court.
—Matt Frazier, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
How can the government collect taxes, for instance, or conscript soldiers or enforce the law, if people do not have last names?
—Nikil Saval, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 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 15 May. 2025.
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