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Definition of Enforcement
1. Noun. The act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to.
Specialized synonyms: Coercion, Carrying Out, Execution, Implementation, Imposition, Infliction, Law Enforcement
Derivative terms: Enforce, Enforce
Definition of Enforcement
1. n. The act of enforcing; compulsion.
Definition of Enforcement
1. Noun. The act of enforcing; compulsion. ¹
2. Noun. A giving force to; a putting in execution. ¹
3. Noun. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enforcement
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enforcement
Literary usage of Enforcement
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Access EPA: Public Information Tools (1994)
"It explains the structure of the environmental enforcement system, the tools for
enforcement, and the state and federal officials who use them. ..."
2. Preventing Tobacco Use Among Young People: A Report of the Surgeon General by M. Joycelyn Elders (1997)
"Laws prohibiting minors' possession of tobacco should be addressed only after
effective regulation and enforcement at the retail level are in place. ..."
3. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1921)
"Other powers of enforcement, still exclusively in state hands, notably that of
protecting resident aliens, will be considered later.11 in. ..."
4. Journal by California Legislature. Assembly, California, United States Congress Senate, Legislature (1912)
"provide for a quarantine for the enforcement of this Act," approved March 11, 1899.
Bill read first time, and referred to Committee on Agriculture, ..."
5. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1916)
"His second edition of Treaties, their Making and enforcement, makes its appearance
at an opportune moment, for while this may not be an era of making ..."