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# enforcement

noun (enforcement — uncountable)

«enforcement» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Enforcement is making sure that people obey a law or a rule, and punishing those who do not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/#m1)
2. (law) Law enforcement means the police and other officers whose job is to make people obey the law. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/#m2)

### In the lessons

In citizenship lessons and the news, enforcement explains how laws work: speed cameras, parking wardens and the police enforce rules. Phrases: «law enforcement», «enforcement officer», «strict enforcement», «enforcement of the rules».

### Examples

- Law enforcement officers arrived at the scene. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/#x1)
- Speed cameras help with the enforcement of speed limits. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/#x2)
- The new rule needs proper enforcement, or nobody will follow it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/#x3)
- Enforcement of the school phone ban is the teachers' job. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/#x4)
- The council is strict about the enforcement of parking rules. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/#x5)
- Without enforcement, a law is just words on paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable. From the verb «enforce» (enforce a law). «Law enforcement» is common in American English for the police. Spelling: en-force-ment.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enforcement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforcement/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enforcement» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enforcement.html) on Mova free.