enforceverb [ T ]
uk/ɪnˈfɔːs/us/ɪnˈfɔːrs/C1 to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted:
It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.
The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.
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- The army were called out to enforce the curfew.
- Aircraft will enforce the no-fly zone to protect UN forces on the ground.
- The new law was generally admitted to be difficult to enforce.
- It is the job of the inspectors to enforce compliance with the regulations.
- The changes to the tax system proved impracticable as they were impossible to enforce.
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UK politics: legislation & law-making
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Obeying & breaking the law
enforceable
adjective uk/ɪnˈfɔː.sə.bəl/us/ɪnˈfɔːr.sə.bəl/
enforcement
noun [ U ] uk/ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/us/ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/
Examples
- Law enforcement agents intercepted a shipment of drugs from Latin America.
- The court has no enforcement powers.
law enforcement