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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > administration of justice > law enforcement
Preferred Term:

law enforcement

Definition:
The generic name for the activities of the agencies responsible for maintaining public order and enforcing the law, particularly the activities of prevention, detection, and investigation of crime and the apprehension of criminals.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
administration of justice
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/30026
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