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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Hannah Peart, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division enforces a number of statutes protecting the right to vote.
—Chris Morris, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2024
Codifying price transparency into law, enforcing compliance, and implementing other reforms that allow patients to directly benefit from lower prices would impose further downward pressure on pricing and reduce medical debt risks for patients.
—Ge Bai, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
In Byron's view, the rules were enforced as intended.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce. Accessed 20 Nov. 2024.
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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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