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noun

enforcement

the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to

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

  • Weak enforcement of the fishing quota let trawlers work the bay all summer while inspectors stayed in port.

    Environment

  • The statute is strict on paper, but enforcement depends on a single office with eleven staff and no vehicles.

    Law

  • Server rules mean nothing without enforcement, so the guild appointed moderators who can mute a player mid-match.

    Gaming

  • The regulator's enforcement division fined the broker for hiding losses in a spreadsheet nobody was allowed to open.

    Finance

  • Strict enforcement of the traveling rule in the preseason had every guard counting steps for a month.

    Basketball

  • The minister promised tougher enforcement of the speed limits, then quietly cut the traffic police budget.

    Politics

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