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law and order

noun

  1. strict control of crime and repression of violence, sometimes involving the possible restriction of civil rights.



law-and-order

noun

  1. (modifier) favouring or advocating strong measures to suppress crime and violence

    a law-and-order candidate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of law and order1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Idioms and Phrases

Strict enforcement of laws, especially for controlling crime. For example, Our candidate is always talking about law and order. The concept behind this term was stated by Aristotle. Today, however, it also carries the implication of infringing on civil rights in the course of too arduous law enforcement. [Late 1500s]
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Many of the Vietnamese Americans who live there value law and order, and see the raids as federal law enforcement simply carrying out their duties, he said.

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How did he get this done as a self-described democratic socialist, critic of overpolicing, and supporter of Palestinian causes in a city that, reputation for leftism aside, has spent most of the last 30 years electing staunchly pro-Israel “law and order” mayors?

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Local sources speculated that the renewed strikes may be linked to the targeting of Hamas security elements who have recently re-emerged across parts of Gaza, attempting to reassert control amid a breakdown in law and order.

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He added Dighton had wanted to make a statement that the government had failed in its duties to uphold law and order and his attack had involved "significant planning" with the intent of "serious violence".

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“We are going to have law and order in our country,” he said.

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