enforcement agency

collocation in English

meaningsofenforcementandagency

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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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agency
noun
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒən.si/
a business that represents one group of people when dealing with ...
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(Definition ofenforcementandagencyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Expected severe punishment raises the possibility of an outright and fierce confrontation with the lawenforcementagency.
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The proliferation of fingerprint bureaus in every local lawenforcementagencyhad the effect of quickly outnumbering academically trained scientists.
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Also, during the transition, theenforcementagencymust be vigilant since fishers might find ways to circumvent effort reduction plans.
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They argue that such balancing is appropriately done before a judge (in a hearing not open to the public) rather than within the lawenforcementagency.
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If he does not do it, then the client goes to the tribunal, not as a court of appeal but as anenforcementagency.
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First, it has already been stressed considerably that it would be the keyenforcementagency.
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It has three main areas of responsibility; first, as a lawenforcementagency.
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They may be isolated and extreme cases, but anenforcementagencycould make even giant manufacturers more responsive to consumer demands.
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I believe that such a role would not sit well with the authority's primary function as anenforcementagencyand would create unnecessary additional costs.
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It will greatly help theenforcementagencyand answer many of the critics.
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Moreover, it involves more than oneenforcementagency.
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The authorities for safeguarding national security, like any lawenforcementagency, rely on information.
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Similarly, we see no need for such anenforcementagencyin the future.
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Its purview includes all the environmental media but it is not primarily anenforcementagency.
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They have increased the number of staff in theenforcementagencyand thus its effectiveness; about 9,000 people were removed from the country last year.
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The police are the first lawenforcementagencywith which women who have fallen victim to violence come into contact.
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First, it is seen as simply a lawenforcementagencyto catch the criminal after the crime has been committed.
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However, a newenforcementagencycould be established only as part of the overall regulatory system.
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To be able to hit them, we must have anenforcementagency, which should be a commission.
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