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self-enforcing

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self-en⋅forc⋅ing

[self-en-fawr-sing, -fohr-]
–adjective
of or having the capability of enforcement within oneself or itself; self-regulating.

Origin:
1950–55


self-en⋅force⋅ment, noun
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self-en·forc·ing   (sělf'ěn-fôr'sĭng, -fōr'-)
adj.  Holding within itself the means or a guarantee of its enforcement: a self-enforcing peace settlement.
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