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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Andreessen said the party no longer tolerated dissent within its ranks and instead demanded lockstep conformity enforced through cancel culture, effectively reducing the Democrats to a religious cult minus the opportunity for redemption.
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Here is just one: Only a relative handful of government employees actually spend their days writing or even enforcing rules.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
To enforce a Hezbollah withdrawal north of the Litani River, the agreement includes a monitoring mechanism from France and the U.S. to ensure both compliance and that the Lebanese armed forces are maintaining a hold on the territory.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
Authorities have enforced a security lockdown in the country, imposed internet blackouts and barricaded major roads leading into the capital to prevent protesters from entering, after Khan called for his supporters to march on parliament.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 26 Nov. 2024
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Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2024
Here is just one: Only a relative handful of government employees actually spend their days writing or even enforcing rules.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
To enforce a Hezbollah withdrawal north of the Litani River, the agreement includes a monitoring mechanism from France and the U.S. to ensure both compliance and that the Lebanese armed forces are maintaining a hold on the territory.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024
Authorities have enforced a security lockdown in the country, imposed internet blackouts and barricaded major roads leading into the capital to prevent protesters from entering, after Khan called for his supporters to march on parliament.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 26 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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