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enforce
[en-fawrs, -fohrs]
verb (used with object)
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to.
to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
to obtain (payment, obedience, etc.) by force or compulsion.
to impose (a course of action) upon a person.
The doctor enforced a strict dietary regimen.
to support (a demand, claim, etc.) by force.
to enforce one's rights as a citizen.
to impress or urge (an argument, contention, etc.) forcibly; lay stress upon.
He enforced his argument by adding details.
enforce
/ ɪnˈfɔːsɪdlɪ, ɪnˈfɔːs /
verb
to ensure observance of or obedience to (a law, decision, etc)
to impose (obedience, loyalty, etc) by or as by force
to emphasize or reinforce (an argument, demand, etc)
Other Word Forms
- enforceable adjective
- enforceability noun
- enforcedly adverb
- enforcer noun
- enforcive adjective
- half-enforced adjective
- nonenforceable adjective
- nonenforced adjective
- nonenforcedly adverb
- nonenforcing adjective
- preenforce verb (used with object)
- quasi-enforced adjective
- unenforceability noun
- unenforceable adjective
- unenforced adjective
- unenforcedly adverb
- well-enforced adjective
- enforcement noun
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Kagan recently warned it could mean the end of administrative governance – the ways that the federal government provides services, oversees businesses and enforces the law – as we know it:
They do not enforce the law, or make arrests, seizures, or searches - their role is instead about protecting federal officers and property.
She argues that the problem with the laws is the lack of resources to enforce them.
Moreover, he said, the state law enforces a double standard.
Israeli authorities said they enforced a legal blockade and called the flotilla a "publicity stunt" because it was transporting only two tons of aid in total.
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