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Noun
/enˈfôrsmənt/,
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enforcements, plural;
  1. The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation
    • - the strict enforcement of environmental regulations
  1. the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
  2. (enforce) ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";
  3. (enforce) compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"
  4. (enforced) forced or compelled or put in force; "a life of enforced inactivity"; "enforced obedience"
  5. Coming into force (also called enforcement or enactment) refers to the process by which legislation, or part of legislation, and treaties come to have legal force and effect. The term is closely related to the date of this transition.
  6. (Enforcing) The police are persons empowered to enforce the law, protect property and reduce civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. ...
  7. The act of enforcing; compulsion; A giving force to; a putting in execution; That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied
  8. (enforce) To strengthen (a castle, town etc.) with extra troops, fortifications etc. [14th-18th c.]; To intensify, make stronger, add force to. [14th-18th c.]; To exert oneself, to try hard. [14th-17th c.]; To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize. [from 15th c. ...
  9. (enforce) To take legal steps to make sure someone complies with a judgment.
  10. (ENFORCE) To require a person to comply with a law, regulation or order.
  11. (Enforce) to try to collect on the judgment.
  12. (enforce) v. to make something be done
  13. (enforce) v.  ~ sth force people to obey (a law, etc); make sth effective
  14. (enforce) vt (law) obeigi; (compel, impose) devigi
  15. (enforced) Stuffed. (from French)
  16. Activity engaged in by the Friend of the Court to bring an alleged violator of a court order into compliance.
  17. procedures by a local planning authority to ensure that the terms and conditions of a planning decision are carried out, or that development carried out without planning permission is brought under control.
  18. the legal methods used to make polluters obey the Clean Air Act. Enforcement methods include citations of polluters for violations of the law (citations are much like traffic tickets), fines and even jail terms. ...
  19. HumanConcepts has put in place mechanisms to verify our ongoing adherence to these privacy principles. ...
  20. Legal methods used to satisfy monies or property owing under a Judgment
  21. A principle of fair information guidelines, along with (1) Notice, (2) Choice, (3) Access, and (4) Security. Refers to the use of a reliable mechanism to impose sanctions for Web sites that do not comply with the above information practices. ...
  22. Activities to make sure that a court order is obeyed.
  23. Enforcement embodies those activities that compel adherence to legal requirements. These activities include inspection and monitoring; investigation of violations; issuance of notices to individuals or businesses to require them to correct improper practices; issuance of tickets for violations; ...
  24. Action taken after a court order has been made to ensure that the order is in fact followed eg: selling property to pay a judgment debt
  25. To execute acts and proceedings dictated by law.