Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The exercise of force; compulsory or constraining action; compulsion; coercion.
- noun That which enforces, urges, or compels; constraining or impelling power; efficient motive; impulse; exigence.
- noun 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.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of enforcing; compulsion.
- noun A giving force to; a putting in execution.
- noun That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
enforcing ;compulsion . - noun A giving force to; a putting in
execution . - noun That which enforces,
constraints , givesforce ,authority , oreffect to; constraint; force applied.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
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Examples
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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.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed JEFF GRAY 2011
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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.
The Laughing Policeman « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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That's why law enforcement is overwhelmingly against this plan.
Wine In Grocery Stores: Coercion? Boycotts? Intimidation? 2009
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Do you truly believe that law enforcement is that corrupt?
A Conversation with James Ellroy author of The Cold Six Thousand 2010
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And enforcement is to have voluntary compliance, not mandatory compliance.
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Fair and impartial law enforcement is how it should be … on August 6, 2009 at 10: 48 am johnmac
Islam? Yes. Gay? Yes. British? No, Oh, OK then. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Sure home some law enforcement is keeping tabs on this crap ….
Think Progress » Tea Party sign threatens gun violence if health care passes. 2010
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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 2009
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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."
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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 2009
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