Dictionary Entry
enforcement
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/en-fawrss-muhnt/Word FrequencyCommon (5.56)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The act of enforcing; compulsion.
In a Sentence
“Writers often choose enforcement when discussing complex ideas.”
Published Usage Examples
“It is up to the OSC to decided whether to issue what it calls an enforcement notice, the agency says, and in Mr. Finkelstein's case, it issued one to him on Nov. 3, 2010, before making his case public on Nov. 11, 2010.”
“Sure home some law enforcement is keeping tabs on this crap ….”
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Origin
From Middle English enforcement, from Old French enforcement, from Latin enforce.
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