enforcement

enforcement

synonyms, antonyms, definitions, examples & translations of enforcement in English

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English

Alternative forms

  • inforcement

Etymology

From Old French enforcement, see enforce +‎ -ment.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈfoɹs.mənt/, /ɛn-/

Noun

enforcement (usually uncountable, plural enforcements)

  1. The act of enforcing; compulsion.
  2. A giving force to; a putting in execution.
  3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.

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Translations

See also

  • enforcement authority

References

  • “enforcement”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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