law and order
The strict enforcement of law, statutes, and social conventionsThe strict enforcement of law, statutes, and social conventions.
» I'm for law and order.
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Examples
13 sentencesI'm for law and order.
The British have a lot of respect for law and order.
We must keep law and order.
ruМы должны поддерживать закон и порядок. — Balamax
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The strict enforcement of law, statutes, and social conventions.
öffentliche Ordnung
обще́ственный поря́докobščéstvennyj porjádok
(dated, obsolete, uncountable)The principles under which the world and its components operate.
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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