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- verb Present participle of
enforce .
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Examples
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The EPA, Dept. of Labor, and Dept. of Justice are much more active in enforcing existing laws than they were under Bush.
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There needs to be more action on the part of SPD in enforcing prohibited acts in response to retaliation. rentalpropertycoach
Council Considers Rental-Housing Inspection Proposal « PubliCola 2010
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It was my understanding that pretty much all of the cases on the matter have given police departments broad latitude in enforcing strict dresscodes.
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The EPA, Dept. of Labor, and Dept. of Justice are much more active in enforcing existing laws than they were under Bush.
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A functional veto exists in enforcing laws in thoseareas.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Predator Drone Warfare — Assorted Links 2010
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The Government also contends that the public interest in enforcing conditions on legal alien entry justifies stopping persons who may be aliens for questioning about their citizenship and immigration status.
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“Any law enforcement officer can be trained and certified by Homeland Security to assist in enforcing immigration law”
The Volokh Conspiracy » AZ Boycott and the Constitution: 2010
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Think of the Ku Klux Klan (may of whom were economic populists, and favored a massive government role in enforcing segregation) or violence by various Neo-Nazi groups that, like McVeigh and Pierce, look to Nazi Germany as a model.
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Any law enforcement officer can be trained and certified by Homeland Security to assist in enforcing immigration law.
The Volokh Conspiracy » AZ Boycott and the Constitution: 2010
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I think it is because commenters believe that government officials cannot be trusted to exercise an iota of common sense in enforcing rules that can even possibly be interpreted in a nonsensical way.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Juveniles on Probation, and Their Parents’ Guns (and Other Weapons) 2010
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