English Explanatory Dictionary

enforcement

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of enforcing; compulsion.
  2. A giving force to; a putting in execution.
  3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.

Pronunciation

/ɪnˈfɔːsm(ə)nt/ /ɛn-/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-enforcement.wav /ɪnˈfoɹsm(ə)nt/

Word forms

enforcement enforcements inforcement

Etymology

From Old French enforcement, see enforce + -ment.

Derived words

civil enforcement officer code enforcement debt enforcement enforcement agent enforcement authority law enforcement nonenforcement overenforcement underenforcement
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