noun.
The exercise of force; compulsory or constraining action; compulsion; coercion.
noun.
That which enforces, urges, or compels; constraining or impelling power; efficient motive; impulse; exigence.
noun.
The act of enforcing; the act of giving force or effect to, or of putting in force; a forcing upon the understanding or the will: as, the enforcement of an argument by illustrations; enforcement of the laws by stringent measures.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
The act of enforcing; compulsion.
noun.
A giving force to; a putting in execution.
noun.
That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
noun.
That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.
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noun.
the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
Word Usage
"It is up to the OSC to decided whether to issue what it calls an enforcement notice, the agency says, and in Mr. Finkelstein's case, it issued one to him on Nov. 3, 2010, before making his case public on Nov. 11, 2010."