as in to implement
to carry out effectively
the duty of the police is to enforce the law
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The judge has the option at that hearing to enforce the order for up to five years.
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
The school recently stopped enforcing its dress code for the shirts.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
The measure will allow the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission to create national safety standards for lithium-ion batteries, enforce the standards, and issue recalls for batteries that don’t pass muster, federal officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Trump and app stores could refuse to enforce a ban
Sarah Kreps, the director of the Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University, said the incoming Trump administration could play a role in whether TikTok is banned.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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Teri Figueroa, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024
The school recently stopped enforcing its dress code for the shirts.
—Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 20 Dec. 2024
The measure will allow the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission to create national safety standards for lithium-ion batteries, enforce the standards, and issue recalls for batteries that don’t pass muster, federal officials said.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
Trump and app stores could refuse to enforce a ban
Sarah Kreps, the director of the Tech Policy Institute at Cornell University, said the incoming Trump administration could play a role in whether TikTok is banned.
—Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enforce. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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