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| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : en-fawrs-muh nt, -fohrs- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈfɔrs mənt, -ˈfoʊrs- |
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Définition of enforcement
Origin :- late 15c., from Old French enforcement "strengthening, fortification; rape, compulsion, coercion;" from enforcer; see enforce + -ment.
- noun requirement to obey; implementation of rule(s)
- All laws to secure these ends will receive my best efforts for their enforcement.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The act further provides penalties and means of enforcement.
- Extract from : « The Railroad Question » by William Larrabee
- You will not need to woo the fair but to endure the enforcement of their loving suit.
- Extract from : « Hiero » by Xenophon
- These resolutions passed, they caused a proclamation by herald to be made for their enforcement.
- Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
- But with the enforcement of the Port Bill all this would change.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- This was on the second anniversary of the enforcement of the Port Bill.
- Extract from : « The Siege of Boston » by Allen French
- And it had always been Stern who had controlled the Enforcement Corps.
- Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
- He already had the entire Enforcement Corps screaming for his blood.
- Extract from : « The Best Made Plans » by Everett B. Cole
- In the enforcement of his rules, he was at times rigid, and at times lax.
- Extract from : « The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass » by Frederick Douglass
- For some reason the enforcement of the law was not insisted upon.
- Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 2, 1917 » by Various
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