law and order
Example Sentences
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Even before the protests, the interim government was under scrutiny as it struggled to maintain law and order and deliver results amid the political turmoil.
From BBC
When José Antonio Kast ran for president in 2021, he vowed to crack down on migration and restore law and order on Chile’s streets.
The initiative is marketed primarily as a crime-control strategy—a dramatic show of force meant to signal the return of law and order—but also as a way to protect American workers from job competition.
Mr. Kast’s plan is to reignite growth by liberating entrepreneurs and restoring law and order.
He describes the unrest in New York as “unprecedented, the worst breakdown in law and order I’ve seen.”
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
