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# enforce

«enforce» in Mova's school dictionary: **To make sure that people obey a law or rule** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

verb (enforce, enforces, enforced, enforcing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To make sure that people obey a law or rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/#m1)

2) To make something happen by force or strong pressure: «enforced silence». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In citizenship: police enforce laws; referees enforce rules in sport; teachers and lunchtime staff enforce school rules. In adult life: courts enforce payment of debts. Phrases: «enforce the law», «enforce a rule», «strictly enforced», «law enforcement».

### examples

- The police enforce the speed limit near schools. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/#x1)
- The referee enforced the offside rule. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/#x2)
- The no-phone rule will be strictly enforced. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/#x3)
- Lifeguards enforce the "no running" rule at the pool. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/#x4)
- The court enforced the payment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/#x5)
- A rule is useless if nobody enforces it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/#x6)

### note

Regular verb. Noun: «enforcement» («law enforcement» = police and similar). Do not confuse with «reinforce» (make stronger). Spelling: en + force.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «enforce» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforce/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.