enforceableadj.
/ɛnˈfɔːsəb(ə)l/ Capable of being enforced. †Also = forcible adj.
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society > law > law enforcement > [adjective]
enforceable1589
dispensable1660
society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective]
sensiblea1393
eloquent1393
rhetoricc1450
mightya1500
pithy1529
grave1541
pithful1548
weighty1560
sappy1563
emphatical1567
fasta1568
thwacking1567
forceful1571
enforceable1589
energetical1596
eloquious1599
sinewy1600
emphatic1602
sinewed1604
strong1604
tonitruous1606
nervose1645
nervous1663
energetic1674
energic1683
strong1685
cogent1718
lapidary1724
forcible1726
authoritative1749
terse1777
telling1819
vigorous1821
sturdy1822
tonitruant1861
meaty1874
vertebrate1882
energized1887
jawy1898
heavy1970
1589 ‘M. Marprelate’ Epitome C ij b See..what may be brought to reproche the credit of such inforcible proofes.
a1677 I. Barrow Serm. Several Occasions (1678) 200 Grounded upon plain testimonies of Scripture, and enforcible by good Reason.
1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. viii. 495 An obligation enforceable in equity.
1864 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire vi. 106 Feudal rights no longer enforcible.
1870 Contemp. Rev. 15 555 Either party..may..get damages, enforceable by distress.
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