enforced; enforcing; enforces
1
: to give force to : strengthen
2
: to urge with energy
enforce arguments
4
obsolete
: to effect or gain by force
5
: to carry out effectively
enforce laws
Examples of enforce in a Sentence
Police will be enforcing the parking ban.
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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Cramer said Wall Street might want to more seriously consider what a TikTok ban would mean for the market, saying if the law is upheld it will likely be enforced by platforms like Apple and Google.
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
The Justice Department is currently enforcing 15 existing agreements and has opened 12 new investigations into law enforcement agencies since Biden's term began.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
For foreign couples, the Ukrainian market remains attractive, and sometimes the only avenue for surrogacy, as other countries enforce stricter protections.
—Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025
As a result, gear used in some of the world's most sensitive environments still doesn't enforce it.
—Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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Julie Coleman, CNBC, 8 Jan. 2025
The Justice Department is currently enforcing 15 existing agreements and has opened 12 new investigations into law enforcement agencies since Biden's term began.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
For foreign couples, the Ukrainian market remains attractive, and sometimes the only avenue for surrogacy, as other countries enforce stricter protections.
—Lili Rutai, The Dial, 7 Jan. 2025
As a result, gear used in some of the world's most sensitive environments still doesn't enforce it.
—Ars Technica, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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enforce
verb
en·force
in-ˈfō(ə)rs 
-ˈfȯ(ə)rs
1
: to bring about by force : compel
enforce obedience
2
: to carry out effectively
enforce the law
Legal Definition
enforce
transitive verb
en·force
enforced; enforcing
: to cause to take effect or to be fulfilled
enforcing the divorce decree
Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation—U.S. Constitution amend. XIX
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