OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 50450

long arm of the law

Meanings (ES + gloss)
brazo de la ley
The influence or effectiveness of law enforcement institutions; law enforcement officers collectively.
It is my belief that I could have felt no greater dismay, if the long arm of the Law had laid its hold on me while he was speaking.
The long arm of the law does not protect banks the way it used to.
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