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law and order
noun
strict control of crime and repression of violence, sometimes involving the possible restriction of civil rights.
law-and-order
noun
(modifier) favouring or advocating strong measures to suppress crime and violence
a law-and-order candidate
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of law and order1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
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".
“We are going to have law and order in our country,” he said.
As the president and his supporters in conservative media tell it, he is the defender of law and order and American values.
He's out there every day now, bleating about "law and order" and defending the police as if he wasn't personally responsible for one of the worst attacks on law enforcement in American history.
As it turns out, the "law and order" president who pardoned all his supporters who mercilessly beat up cops on Jan. 6 is that same kind of guy.
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