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Synonyms for enforcement
en·force·ment

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. enforcementnoun

    the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to

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  1. enforcementnoun

    Synonyms:
    inculcation

  2. enforcementnoun

    Synonyms:
    sanction

  3. enforcementnoun

    Synonyms:
    execution, putting in force

  4. enforcementnoun

    Synonyms:
    constraint, compulsion

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How to use enforcement in a sentence?

  1. Justice Department:

    On Jan. 6, the defendants directed, mobilized, and led members of the crowd onto the Capitol grounds and into the Capitol, leading to dismantling of metal barricades, destruction of property, and assaults on law enforcement.

  2. Rob Leathern:

    We've been training our automated systems to distinguish medical masks from non-medical masks and get better at detecting violating content with false urgency and health claims. While our enforcement won't ever be perfect, it will get better with time.

  3. Frederick Jones:

    I wish you were more sensitive to the third of the state, or more, of people who have horrible interactions with police enforcement, nothing to do with them being criminals, nothing to do with them being bad people, they’re just in a bad situation. They are a minority, dealing with police.

  4. Dick Cheney:

    The importance of January 6 as an historic event can not be overstated, i was honored and proud to join my daughter on the House floor to recognize this anniversary, to commend the heroic actions of law enforcement that day, and to reaffirm our dedication to the Constitution.

  5. Michael Schadler:

    The agreement establishes unprecedented measures and enforcement provisions that will help protect American tomato farmers from injurious dumped Mexican tomatoes.


Translations for enforcement

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  • إجباريArabic
  • изпълнение, принудаBulgarian
  • DurchsetzungGerman
  • eldevigoEsperanto
  • aplicación, compulsión, ejecución, coerciónSpanish
  • täytäntöönpano, toimeenpanoFinnish
  • प्रवर्तनHindi
  • handhavingDutch
  • aplicação, imposição, coerção, cumprimento, observação, execuçãoPortuguese
  • исполнение, осуществление, правоприменение, принуждениеRussian
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