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verb

enforce

CEFR B2

to compel compliance with a law or rule

In a sentence

Six example sentences with enforce, each labelled with its topic.

  • Inspectors visit twice a year to enforce the fire code, and a blocked exit brings an immediate written order.

    Law

  • The server admins enforce the no-alt rule strictly, and a second account earns a ban within the same evening.

    Gaming

  • Referees began to enforce the eight-second backcourt rule that night, and three guards lost possession before halftime.

    Basketball

  • The mayor promised to enforce the parking rules downtown, and tow trucks appeared on the first Monday.

    Politics

  • The company began to enforce its dress code again, and three managers were sent home to change on the first day.

    Business

  • Regulators enforce the rule that brokers must hold client cash separately, and an audit checks the accounts every quarter.

    Finance

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