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enforcement

/ɪnˈfoɹsm(ə)nt/

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What does enforcement mean?

noun

  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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/ɪnˈfoɹsm(ə)nt/

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It can well be understood that the passage and enforcement of such iniquitous measures caused alarm and indignation throughout the country.
Edward Sylvester EllisThomas Jefferson, a Character SketchProject Gutenberg ebook #712
That the tea-room should be built to suit some individual taste is an enforcement of the principle of vitality in art.
Kakuzo OkakuraThe Book of TeaProject Gutenberg ebook #769
More book examples (3)
This committee shall report to the Federation the non-enforcement of all statutes, suggesting means to secure the enforcement of such statutes.
Carry Amelia NationThe Use and Need of the Life of Carry A. NationProject Gutenberg ebook #1485
Each Party recognizes the importance of cooperation and coordination among their authorities to further effective competition law enforcement in the free trade area.
CanadaNorth American Free Trade Agreement, 1992 Oct. 7 Tariff Phasing DescriptionsProject Gutenberg ebook #89
The enforcement of these penalties would engender a traditional sentiment against such unions, and these would be the unions primitively regarded as incestuous.
Charles Hose; William McDougallThe Pagan Tribes of Borneo A Description of Their Physical Moral and Intellectual Condition, with Some Discussion of Their Ethnic RelationsProject Gutenberg ebook #3307