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law and order

NOUN
order
Synonyms
STRONGEST
control law peace
STRONG
calm decorousness decorum discipline goodness integrity niceness orderliness peacefulness probity properness propriety quiet rectitude rightness seemliness suitability tranquility uprightness
Antonyms
STRONG
dishonesty indecency turbulence violence
WEAK
lawlessness liberty license
NOUN
tranquility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
calm calmness coolness equanimity serenity stillness
STRONG
ataraxia composure hush imperturbability order peacefulness placidity quietness quietude repose rest restfulness sedateness
WEAK
imperturbation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitation
STRONG
upset
WEAK
chaos disturbance loudness noise turbulence violence wildness

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This way she could claim to uphold law and order.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Here are the legal personalities keeping law and order in the Oakland, Calif., courthouse:

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

The GOP, led by Ronald Reagan, found success throughout the 1980s by focusing on law and order.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2026

Also a former justice minister, Dati wants to boost law and order by giving weapons to municipal police officers and increasing video surveillance.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

If Pike was telling the truth, it meant that Hale—a seeming paragon of law and order who had held himself up as Mollie Burkhart’s most staunch protector—had been lying all these years about Anna’s murder.

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann

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