enforcement
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mənt, -ˈfoʊrs-
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enforce (ɪnˈfɔːs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to ensure observance of or obedience to (a law, decision, etc) |
| 2. | to impose (obedience, loyalty, etc) by or as by force |
| 3. | to emphasize or reinforce (an argument, demand, etc) |
| en'forceable | |
| —adj | |
| enforcea'bility | |
| —n | |
| enforcedly | |
| —adv | |
| en'forcement | |
| —n | |
| en'forcer | |
| —n | |
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Enforcement
is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Example sentences
It is also the right of every member who notices the breach of a rule, to insist upon its enforcement.
Stokes also helps sites target interventions, including better patrolling and improved law enforcement.
In your work, you've frequently reported on police abuses and the appropriate role of law enforcement in a free society.
There was little political pressure for tougher enforcement.
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