to enforce
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4.1
- verb
- /ɪnˈfɔrs/
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hacer cumplir
- And how are states going to enforce or regulate that access?
- enforce the law
- enforce the rules
- enforce public order
I mean because you want to enforce your way of life on others.
- I mean because you want to enforce your way of life on others.
- We're just saying don't let you enforce your law upon us.
- Can Congress tell the states they have to enforce federal law?
- So the, the role of the FBI is to enforce the law, correct.
- That's because someone must be there to enforce contracts should the need arise.
- why, why are you protesting the people who are trying to enforce the rules? They don't.
- The dance between remaining flexible and enforcing your boundaries.
- If you want to enforce laws against harming me, that's fine.
- I mean, I do think that we're not going to see this rule enforced very much.
- But when it came to enforcing boundaries, sometimes I wasn't strong enough.
- Now the Commerce Department says it will not shut down TikTok to enforce Trump's order.
- I need lawyers and judges and cops who enforce all these agreements.
Examples
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Criminal justice, it's tied in with how we enforce the laws, how we punish people.
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And we"re going to enforce the law!
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Can Congress tell the states they have to enforce federal law?
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the United States will continue to enforce our laws and secure our border.
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I say we enforce the laws that are already on the books.
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Now let's see you enforce it.
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We are now enforcing a new dress code at South Park Elementary.
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They're doing their job enforcing the law set in Downing St.
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The agency declared at the time that it would now aggressively enforce anti-discrimination statutes.
Academic text (2011) -
The police will enforce the curfew to ensure everyone stays safe.
Synonyms
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4.4
To support and keep a law, decision, or belief in effect
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4.2
Control people so they behave properly
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Etymology
The word enforce comes from the parts en- meaning 'in' and force meaning 'strength' or 'power'. So, to enforce a rule is to 'put strength into' it, which is why it means to use power to make people obey.