law enforcement official

collocation in English

meaningsoflaw,enforcementandofficial

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law
noun
uk
/lɔː/us
/lɑː/
a rule, usually made by a government, that is used to order the way in which a ...
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enforcement
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/us
/ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/
the process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or ...
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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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A clear mandate for environmental protection that is also understood by the business community may also provide theenforcementofficialwith more enforcement style options, especially in prioritizing major violators.
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That power could apply when, without taking formal action, anenforcementofficialtells a business that it should take some remedial action.
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Such a massive ream of documents came out of those search warrants, one lawenforcementofficialsaid, it takes incredibly lengthy investigative work.
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I understand freedom of speech, but there has to be a line of threatening a lawenforcementofficial.
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If a person is questioned by a lawenforcementofficial, they must provide proof of insurance.
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It's so outside their normal track of activity, said a senior lawenforcementofficialwho would speak only on the condition of anonymity.
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Typically, a lawenforcementofficialwill review the photographic evidence and determine whether a violation occurred.
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From then until 1791, when police commissioners were appointed, it was governed by a reeve, a medieval administrator and lawenforcementofficial.
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The mayor was originally the chief lawenforcementofficial, but he acted only in extreme circumstances.
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Despite her title of deputy constable, she, as part of her normal duties, was not dispatched to act as a lawenforcementofficial.
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Clarett later pleaded guilty to a lesser criminal charge (failure to aid a lawenforcementofficial) in that incident.
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One lawenforcementofficialsaid the police department had been specifically asked not to reveal the investigation to its informants, but went ahead anyway.
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Caesar, the local lawenforcementofficial, is in the middle of it.
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While in storage, a local lawenforcementofficialdecided that since it was a large seaplane, it must have been used for illegal purposes, so the aircraft was confiscated.
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On the other, law enforcement officials must diligently serve and protect citizens of the state.
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If the citizens' role is to alert the enforcement officials, then it enhances the probability of monitoring and enforcement, and can enhance compliance.
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Clearly, the level of analysis was directed at local enforcement officials and their perceptions.
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We might look at law enforcement officials in a draconian regime in the same way.
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This could underscore earlier observations that enforcement officials work largely in the field and less under the influence of supervisory preferences than ordinary employees.
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