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ENFORCEMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("enforcement" is a kind of...):
social control (control exerted (actively or passively) by group action)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "enforcement"):
coercion (the act of compelling by force of authority)
carrying out; execution; implementation (the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order)
imposition; infliction (the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo))
law enforcement (ensuring obedience to the laws)
Derivation:
enforce (ensure observance of laws and rules)
enforce (compel to behave in a certain way)
