ENFORCEMENT
enforcement
(noun) the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
enforcement (usually uncountable, plural enforcements)
The act of enforcing; compulsion.
A giving force to; a putting in execution.
That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
Source: Wiktionary
En*force"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. enforcement.]
1. The act of enforcing; compulsion. He that contendeth against these enforcements may easily master or resist them. Sir W. Raleigh. Confess 't was hers, and by what rough enforcement You got it from her. Shak.
2. A giving force to; a putting in execution. Enforcement of strict military discipline. Palfrey.
3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied. The rewards and punishment of another life, which the Almighty has established as the enforcements of his law. Locke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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