law enforcement

Noun

 * 1) The task of ensuring obedience to the law.
 * 2) The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
 * 1) The various government agencies, regarded collectively, involved in the prevention of crime and the apprehension of criminals.

Usage notes

 * This term normally excludes any private organizations such as private detectives or security guards.

Translations

 * Catalan: compliment de la llei, aplicació de la llei
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Finnish: lain toimeenpano, lainvalvonta
 * French: application de la loi
 * Galician: cumprimento da lei, aplicación da lei
 * Georgian: სამართალდაცვა
 * German: Rechtsdurchsetzung, Gesetzesvollzug, Gesetzesvollstreckung
 * Greek: επιβολή του νόμου
 * Hungarian:, , törvények betartatása,
 * Indonesian: penegakan hukum
 * Malay: penguatkuasaan undang-undang
 * Portuguese: aplicação da lei, cumprimento da lei
 * Romanian: aplicare a legii
 * Russian:
 * Spanish: cumplimiento de la ley, aplicación de la ley


 * Armenian: իրավապահ մարմիններ
 * Azerbaijani: hüquq-mühafizə orqanları
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 執法部門
 * Finnish: toimeenpanoviranomainen
 * French:
 * Georgian: კანონის გამტარებელი ორგანო, სამართალდამცავი ორგანო, სამართალდამცავი ხელისუფლება
 * German:, Gesetzesvollzug
 * Hungarian: rendfenntartó szerv, bűnüldöző szerv, rendőri erők,
 * Indonesian: penegakan hukum
 * Italian:
 * Malay: penguatkuasaan undang-undang
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian: organ juridic, autoritate juridică
 * Russian: правоохрани́тельные о́рганы
 * Spanish: fuerzas del orden
 * Ukrainian: правоохоро́нні о́ргани