Law and Order explained

Law and Order may refer to:

In politics

the preservation of the rule of law
the keeping of the peace (law)
Law and order (politics), a term common in political debate and discussion, generally indicating support of a strict criminal justice system
Law and Order Offensive Party, a former minor German political party
Operation Law and Order, an Israeli military operation against a Hezbollah base in Lebanon
Law and Order, previous name of Platform 21 a minor right-wing Latvian political party

Law & Order (franchise) (1990–present), a number of related police and legal dramas created by Dick Wolf for NBC television
- Law & Order (1990–2010, 2022–present), the first series in the franchise
- (1999–present), the second series in the franchise
- (2001–2011), the third series in the franchise
- (2005–2006), the fourth series in the franchise
- (2009–2014), a British adaptation of the original series
- (2010–2011), the fifth (US) series in the franchise
- Law & Order True Crime (2017), the sixth US series in the franchise
- (2021–present), the seventh US series in the franchise
- (2024–present), a Canadian show based on Law & Order Criminal Intent
Law & Order (British TV series), 1978 series of four police and legal television plays
"Law and Order", an episode of the 1975 TV series Survivors

Law and Order (album), by Lindsey Buckingham
"Law & Order" (song), a song by the Tom Robinson Band on the 1979 album TRB Two
"Law & Order", the theme to the Law & Order franchise (see below), a song by Mike Post from the 1994 album Inventions from the Blue Line

Law & Order (G.I. Joe), a fictional K-9 team in the G.I. Joe universe
Law and Order, 1973 NYC police novel by Dorothy Uhnak which became a TV-movie starring Darren McGavin