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.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

How to pronounce enforcement?

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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. Kim Grauer:

   The reason for that drop is more law enforcement activity, it would be misleading to think that this year it (the volume) will go down.

2. Jason Crow:

   There had been no federal law enforcement or military briefings. None, and I kind of had it with that.

3. Andrew Knapp:

   Vague laws lend themselves to arbitrary enforcement, which can be used in a discriminatory way.

4. Eric Ruben:

   It's perfectly constitutional for state officials to opt not to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement or federal gun enforcement.

5. Daunte Wrights:

   And people of color continue to experience brutality and being pepper-sprayed, even killed at the hands of law enforcement, and it's got to stop, one of the things I am looking into is whether there might have been a pattern of misconduct -- of police misconduct, either by these officers specifically or more broadly within the department.

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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
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforcement