Definitions for enforcement
en·force·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. enforcementnoun

   the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. enforcementnoun

   The act of enforcing; compulsion.

2. enforcementnoun

   A giving force to; a putting in execution.

3. enforcementnoun

   That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enforcementnoun

   Etymology: from enforce.

   1. An act of violence; compulsion; force offered.

   Confess ’twas her’s, and by what rough enforcement
   You got it from her. William Shakespeare, All’s well that ends well.

   He that contendeth against these enforcements, may easily master or resist them. Walter Raleigh, History of the World.

   2. Sanction; that which gives force to a law.

   The rewards and punishments of another life, which the Almighty has established as the enforcements of his law, are of weight enough to determine the choice. John Locke.

   3. Motive of conviction; urgent evidence.

   The personal descent of God himself, and his assumption of our flesh to his divinity, was an enforcement beyond all the methods of wisdom that were ever made use of in the world. Henry Hammond, on Fundamentals.

   4. Pressing exigence.

   More than I have said,
   The leisure and enforcement of the time
   Forbids to dwell on. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

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1. enforcement

   Enforcement is the act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, regulation, or agreement. It involves the implementation or application of laws or regulations by an authority or designated body. It can also refer to the actions or measures taken to ensure individuals, groups, or legal entities adhere to set standards, policies, or legislation.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enforcementnoun

   the act of enforcing; compulsion

2. Enforcementnoun

   a giving force to; a putting in execution

3. Enforcementnoun

   that which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied

4. Etymology: [Cf. OF. enforcement.]

Matched Categories

1. • Social Control

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'enforcement' in Nouns Frequency: #2486

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How to pronounce enforcement?

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How to say enforcement in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enforcement in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enforcement in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of enforcement in a Sentence

1. Bill Nelson:

   ( Rick Scott has) thrown around words like voter fraud with no proof. Rick Scott's tried to get the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to intimidate local supervisors of election. Both the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, which Republican Gov. Rick Scott oversees, and the Gov. Scott-appointed Florida Secretary of State have both said that there is no credible evidence of voter fraud, florida Department of Law Enforcement's become obvious that Republican Gov. Rick Scott can not oversee the process in a fair and impartial way, and Republican Gov. Rick Scott should remove Republican Gov. Rick Scott from the recount process.

2. Raul Rodriguez:

   Anything that I ever did revolved around law enforcement. I lost everything … That’s who I thought I was. That was my identity, they take that idea from you, you’re back at square one.

3. William Barr:

   The greatest danger to our free system is that the incumbent government use the apparatus of the state, principally the law enforcement agencies and the intelligence agencies, both to spy on political opponents, but also to use them in a way that could affect the outcome of the election.

4. Chris Boyle:

   The Legislative Majority stands firmly behind Law enforcement, and will continue to do everything they can to deter violence against them, it's unfortunate that the County Executive has vetoed this bill that would help to deter the assault, menacing and harassment of police officers and other first responders.

5. Larry Krasner:

   However, this is not nearly enough. We will continue to work with our law enforcement and community partners to bring to justice those who seek to cause harm to our beautiful city and its people.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=enforcement
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Enforcement
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=enforcement
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforcement
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=enforcement