🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

aplicación de la ley

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ap-li-ka-syon de la ley

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Law-Enforcement/lɔː ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"La aplicación de la ley es crucial para la seguridad pública."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The organized system of agencies and personnel responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and preventing, detecting, and investigating crimes.

    "The law-enforcement agencies worked together to solve the case."
  2. 2

    The act of enforcing laws or regulations.

    "Effective law-enforcement is crucial for a safe community."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'law enforcement' originates from the combination of 'law', derived from Old English 'lagu' meaning 'that which is laid down', and 'enforcement', which comes from the Latin 'fortis' meaning 'strong'. The phrase has evolved to denote the agencies and personnel responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing laws.

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