law and order



law and order

Strict enforcement of laws, especially for controlling crime. For example, Our candidate is always talking about law and order. The concept behind this term was stated by Aristotle. Today, however, it also carries the implication of infringing on civil rights in the course of too arduous law enforcement. [Late 1500s]
See also: and, law, order

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Chlodochar-Ancient Germanic
Arantxa-Basque
Lucine-Armenian
Sansonesahn-SO-neItalian
Volos-Slavic Mythology
Javed-Persian, Urdu