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S: (n) law (law%1:14:00::), jurisprudence (jurisprudence%1:14:00::) (the collection of rules imposed by authority) "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
S: (n) law (law%1:10:00::) (legal document setting forth rules governing a particular kind of activity) "there is a law against kidnapping"
S: (n) law (law%1:09:00::), natural law (natural_law%1:09:00::) (a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society)

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S: (n) law (law%1:09:01::), law of nature (law_of_nature%1:09:00::) (a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature) "the laws of thermodynamics"
S: (n) jurisprudence (jurisprudence%1:09:00::), law (law%1:09:02::), legal philosophy (legal_philosophy%1:09:00::) (the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do)

S: (n) law (law%1:04:00::), practice of law (practice_of_law%1:04:00::) (the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system) "he studied law at Yale"
S: (n) police (police%1:14:00::), police force (police_force%1:14:00::), constabulary (constabulary%1:14:00::), law (law%1:14:01::) (the force of policemen and officers) "the law came looking for him"

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S: (n) force (force%1:14:00::), personnel (personnel%1:14:00::) (group of people willing to obey orders) "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"

S: (n) guerrilla force (guerrilla_force%1:14:00::), guerilla force (guerilla_force%1:14:00::) (an irregular armed force that fights by sabotage and harassment; often rural and organized in large groups)
S: (n) military service (military_service%1:14:00::), armed service (armed_service%1:14:00::), service (service%1:14:00::) (a force that is a branch of the armed forces)
S: (n) military (military%1:14:00::), armed forces (armed_forces%1:14:00::), armed services (armed_services%1:14:00::), military machine (military_machine%1:14:00::), war machine (war_machine%1:14:00::) (the military forces of a nation) "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
S: (n) paramilitary (paramilitary%1:14:00::), paramilitary force (paramilitary_force%1:14:00::), paramilitary unit (paramilitary_unit%1:14:00::), paramilitary organization (paramilitary_organization%1:14:00::), paramilitary organisation (paramilitary_organisation%1:14:00::) (a group of civilians organized in a military fashion (especially to operate in place of or to assist regular army troops))
S: (n) police (police%1:14:00::), police force (police_force%1:14:00::), constabulary (constabulary%1:14:00::), law (law%1:14:01::) (the force of policemen and officers) "the law came looking for him"
S: (n) security force (security_force%1:14:00::), private security force (private_security_force%1:14:00::) (a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry)
S: (n) military police (military_police%1:14:00::), MP (mp%1:14:00::) (a military corps that enforces discipline and guards prisoners)
S: (n) work force (work_force%1:14:00::), workforce (workforce%1:14:00::), manpower (manpower%1:14:00::), hands (hands%1:14:00::), men (men%1:14:00::) (the force of workers available)
S: (n) patrol (patrol%1:14:01::) (a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security)
S: (n) military personnel (military_personnel%1:14:00::), soldiery (soldiery%1:14:00::), troops (troops%1:14:00::) (soldiers collectively)
S: (n) rank and file (rank_and_file%1:14:00::), rank (rank%1:14:01::) (the ordinary members of an organization (such as the enlisted soldiers of an army)) "the strike was supported by the union rank and file"; "he rose from the ranks to become a colonel"
S: (n) staff (staff%1:14:01::) (personnel who assist their superior in carrying out an assigned task) "the hospital has an excellent nursing staff"; "the general relied on his staff to make routine decisions"
S: (n) line personnel (line_personnel%1:14:00::) (personnel having direct job performance responsibilities)
S: (n) management personnel (management_personnel%1:14:00::) (personnel having overall planning and direction responsibilities)

S: (n) law enforcement agency (law_enforcement_agency%1:14:00::) (an agency responsible for insuring obedience to the laws)

S: (n) Federal Bureau of Investigation (federal_bureau_of_investigation%1:14:00::), FBI (fbi%1:14:00::) (a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice)
S: (n) Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (federal_law_enforcement_training_center%1:14:00::), FLETC (fletc%1:14:00::) (a center in the Department of Homeland Security that trains law enforcement professionals for more than seventy federal agencies)
S: (n) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (financial_crimes_enforcement_network%1:14:00::), FinCEN (fincen%1:14:00::) (a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering)
S: (n) Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms (bureau_of_alcohol_tobacco_and_firearms%1:14:00::), ATF (atf%1:14:00::) (the law enforcement and tax collection agency of the Treasury Department that enforces federal laws concerning alcohol and tobacco products and firearms and explosives and arson)
S: (n) Criminal Investigation Command (criminal_investigation_command%1:14:00::), CID (cid%1:14:00::) (the United States Army's principal law enforcement agency responsible for the conduct of criminal investigations for all levels of the Army anywhere in the world)
S: (n) Drug Enforcement Administration (drug_enforcement_administration%1:14:00::), Drug Enforcement Agency (drug_enforcement_agency%1:14:00::), DEA (dea%1:14:00::) (federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations)
S: (n) Federal Bureau of Prisons (federal_bureau_of_prisons%1:14:00::), BoP (bop%1:14:00::) (the law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationwide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes)
S: (n) Federal Judiciary (federal_judiciary%1:14:00::) (the judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws)
S: (n) National Institute of Justice (national_institute_of_justice%1:14:00::), NIJ (nij%1:14:00::) (the law enforcement agency that is the research and development branch of the Department of Justice)
S: (n) United States Marshals Service (united_states_marshals_service%1:14:00::), US Marshals Service (us_marshals_service%1:14:00::), Marshals (marshals%1:14:00::) (the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system)
S: (n) police (police%1:14:00::), police force (police_force%1:14:00::), constabulary (constabulary%1:14:00::), law (law%1:14:01::) (the force of policemen and officers) "the law came looking for him"

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