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European Law Enforcement Organisation

European Law Enforcement Organisation

3.7
An agency of the European Union that helps police in member countries work together to fight serious crime
  • noun
  • UK
translation icon : Organización Europea de Policía
  • The European Law Enforcement Organisation coordinates operations to combat organized crime across the EU.

Examples

  • The European Law Enforcement Organisation is often referred to by its abbreviation, Europol.

  • The European Law Enforcement Organisation was established to combat cross-border crime.

  • Officials from the European Law Enforcement Organisation attended the summit on cybercrime.

  • Many countries collaborate with the European Law Enforcement Organisation for better security.

  • The European Law Enforcement Organisation coordinates operations to combat organized crime across the EU.

  • Officials from the European Law Enforcement Organisation attended the summit on cybercrime.

  • The European Law Enforcement Organisation was established to combat cross-border crime.

Synonyms

Europol
vsEuropean Law Enforcement Organisation
  • Formal
1 5.1

An agency that helps police in European Union countries work together to fight serious crime and terrorism

is the formal descriptive name used instead of the short official title

Surface Forms

European Law Enforcement Organisation singular
European Law Enforcement Organisations plural
European Law Enforcement Organizations plural
European Law Enforcement Organization singular

Morphology

European + law + enforcement + organization

The phrase is fully compositional: 'European' + 'law' + 'enforcement' + 'organisation' straightforwardly denotes an organisation in Europe whose purpose is enforcing laws, so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words can derive the meaning. This follows common noun-modifier patterns found across languages and functions as a descriptive agency name (Europol), making the meaning transparent.

Etymology

European Law Enforcement Organisation is a name made of words that show its job, with European meaning it covers Europe, Law Enforcement meaning 'to enforce' laws, and Organisation meaning a group. So it is the EU agency that helps police in different countries work together and is often called 'Europol'.