self-enforcing
adjective
of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.
self-enforcement
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a word derived from
self-enforcing.
Example Sentences
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A recent TikTok video that has more than 3.4 million views captured the spirit of self-enforcement.
From New York Times ● Aug. 22, 2020
He said they responded well, committing to self-enforcement.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 8, 2020
Deans called the current regulatory approach “an honor system” that “smacks of exactly the kind of self-enforcement that the independent commission found to be a fatal flaw” in the BP blowout.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 20, 2020
The insular, largely autonomous world of the federal court system -- spread among 12 regional circuits and 94 judicial districts -- itself provides unique challenges of self-enforcement, when workplace issues are being addressed nationwide.
From Fox News ● Dec. 31, 2018
Yet these rules were purposely vague, encouraging something Wall Street is understandably fond of: self-enforcement.
From Time Magazine Archive
