enforcement

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- \in-ˈfȯrs, en-\
- /ɪnˈfɔːsmənt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- \in-ˈfȯrs, en-\

Definitions of enforcement word

noun enforcement The act of compelling observance of or compliance with a law, rule, or obligation. 1
noun enforcement act of enforcing 1
uncountable noun enforcement If someone carries out the enforcement of an act or rule, they enforce it. 0
noun enforcement The act of enforcing; compulsion. 0
noun enforcement A giving force to; a putting in execution. 0
noun enforcement That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied. 0

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Parts of speech for Enforcement

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Enforcement

enforcement popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 83% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for enforcement

noun enforcement

implementation — the act of implementing, or putting into effect; fulfillment: The implementation of policies to conserve energy will involve personal sacrifice.
application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
administration — Administration is the range of activities connected with organizing and supervising the way that an organization or institution functions.
prosecution — Law. the institution and carrying on of legal proceedings against a person. the body of officials by whom such proceedings are instituted and carried on.
imposition — the laying on of something as a burden or obligation.

All 21 Synonyms of enforcement

Antonyms for enforcement

noun enforcement

abandon — If you abandon a place, thing, or person, you leave the place, thing, or person permanently or for a long time, especially when you should not do so.
disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
forgetfulness — apt to forget; that forgets: a forgetful person.
neglect — to pay no attention or too little attention to; disregard or slight: The public neglected his genius for many years.
renunciation — an act or instance of relinquishing, abandoning, repudiating, or sacrificing something, as a right, title, person, or ambition: the king's renunciation of the throne.

All 6 Antonyms of enforcement

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