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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The Supreme Court struck down an emergency request by Biden to enforce the rewrite in states that defied the rewrite in August.
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
The districts would be able to borrow money and issue bonds, certificates, warrants and notes, charge, collect and enforce fees, and levy taxes and special assessments.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
In other words, while the law guarantees a loan forgiveness program for public servants, the executive branch may be able to define some terms and enforce regulations – which is what Trump is attempting to do.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Already, there are more police agencies in Florida signed up to help enforce immigration law than there were in the entire country when the Obama administration shut down the program — known as the 287(g) task force model — in 2012.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025
The districts would be able to borrow money and issue bonds, certificates, warrants and notes, charge, collect and enforce fees, and levy taxes and special assessments.
—Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2025
In other words, while the law guarantees a loan forgiveness program for public servants, the executive branch may be able to define some terms and enforce regulations – which is what Trump is attempting to do.
—Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2025
Already, there are more police agencies in Florida signed up to help enforce immigration law than there were in the entire country when the Obama administration shut down the program — known as the 287(g) task force model — in 2012.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 8 Mar. 2025
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“Enforce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enforce. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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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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