English
law enforcement
From law + enforcement.
A compound of law + enforcement
Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- ‘to lie’
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Old Norse lag ‘layer, stratum, a laying in order’
Old Norse lǫg ‘law’
Old English lagu ‘law’
Middle English lawe ‘law’
English law
Old French enforcement
English enforcement
Today it means
noun The task of ensuring obedience to the law.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / law enforcement