Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. The exercise of force; compulsory or constraining action; compulsion; coercion.
- n. That which enforces, urges, or compels; constraining or impelling power; efficient motive; impulse; exigence.
- n. The act of enforcing; the act of giving force or effect to, or of putting in force; a forcing upon the understanding or the will: as, the enforcement of an argument by illustrations; enforcement of the laws by stringent measures.
Wiktionary
- n. The act of enforcing; compulsion.
- n. A giving force to; a putting in execution.
- n. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. The act of enforcing; compulsion.
- n. A giving force to; a putting in execution.
- n. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
Etymologies
- enforce + -ment (Wiktionary)
Examples
“It is up to the OSC to decided whether to issue what it calls an enforcement notice, the agency says, and in Mr. Finkelstein's case, it issued one to him on Nov. 3, 2010, before making his case public on Nov. 11, 2010.”
“Sure home some law enforcement is keeping tabs on this crap ….”
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“However, he concluded, enforcement is likely to remain schizoid "until there is a reform of immigration law that is acceptable to the American people.”
“Fair and impartial law enforcement is how it should be … on August 6, 2009 at 10: 48 am johnmac”
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“Police enforcement is not the answer to this (duh … we only know these figures because of police enforcement) the fact that they do not fear the consequences is the problem.”
“Mixing politics and law enforcement is never a good idea,”
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“Mixing politics and law enforcement is never a good idea.”
S.C. Attorney General accused of playing politics in Sanford case
“And enforcement is to have voluntary compliance, not mandatory compliance.”
“That's why law enforcement is overwhelmingly against this plan.”
“Do you truly believe that law enforcement is that corrupt?”
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