What does enforcement mean?

Definitions for enforcement
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. enforcement(noun)

    the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to

Wiktionary

  1. enforcement(Noun)

    The act of enforcing; compulsion.

  2. enforcement(Noun)

    A giving force to; a putting in execution.

  3. enforcement(Noun)

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

Webster Dictionary

  1. Enforcement(noun)

    the act of enforcing; compulsion

  2. Enforcement(noun)

    a giving force to; a putting in execution

  3. Enforcement(noun)

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

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

British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce enforcement?

  1. Alex
    Alex
    US English
    Daniel
    Daniel
    British
    Karen
    Karen
    Australian
    Veena
    Veena
    Indian

How to say enforcement in sign language?

  1. enforcement

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. Dan Flynn:

    We are not trained in law enforcement.

  2. Representative Leon Howard:

    This brings transparency to law enforcement.

  3. Maria Vullo:

    There could very well be enforcement actions.

  4. Kotfila Sr.:

    Both his grandfathers were in law enforcement.

  5. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi:

    This is a matter of law enforcement, not politics.

Images & Illustrations of enforcement

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Popularity rank by frequency of use

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Translations for enforcement

From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary

  • изпълнение, принудаBulgarian
  • eldevigoEsperanto
  • aplicación, compulsión, ejecución, coerciónSpanish
  • täytäntöönpano, toimeenpanoFinnish
  • handhavingDutch
  • execução, aplicação, observação, cumprimento, coerção, imposiçãoPortuguese
  • принуждение, осуществление, исполнение, правоприменениеRussian
  • 強Chinese

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