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- 1. a government agency responsible for enforcing the law: "our law enforcement agencies will continue to pursue these criminals"
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A law enforcement agency (LEA) is any government agency responsible for law enforcement within a specific jurisdiction through the employment and deployment of law enforcement officers and their resources. The most common type of law enforcement agency is the police, but various other forms exist as well, including agencies that focus on specific legal violation, or are organized and overseen by c... Wikipedia