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law enforcement authority

nounid 3117·updated May 9, 2026
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The various government agencies responsible for preventing crime, apprehending criminals, and enforcing laws.

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Entity Type

Organization92%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Sensitivity

Restricted75%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

synonym
law enforcement agency
plural
law enforcement authorities
possessive
law enforcement authority's
pluralpossessive
law enforcement authorities'

Framework definitions

NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
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The various government agencies responsible for preventing crime, apprehending criminals, and enforcing laws.

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