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# enforced

«enforced» in Mova's school dictionary: **Made to happen or made to be obeyed by people with power…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective (enforced); also the past form of enforce (enforce, enforces, enforced, enforcing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Made to happen or made to be obeyed by people with power, such as police or officials: «The law is strictly enforced.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/#m1)

2) (adjective) Forced on someone, not chosen: «an enforced rest», «an enforced break». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In citizenship and safety lessons, rules and laws are enforced by police, referees and teachers; speed limits are enforced by cameras. In stories, an «enforced stay» or «enforced silence» means a character had no choice. Phrases: «strictly enforced», «enforced by law», «an enforced break», «enforced absence».

### examples

- The speed limit is enforced by cameras. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/#x1)
- School rules are enforced by the teachers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/#x2)
- The no-swimming sign was strictly enforced by lifeguards. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/#x3)
- After his injury, he had an enforced rest from football. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/#x4)
- (formal) The ban will be enforced from Monday. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/#x5)
- The snow gave us an enforced day off school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enforced/#x6)

### note

Past form and adjective of «enforce». Noun: «enforcement» (law enforcement = police). Do not confuse with «reinforced» (made stronger).

### Trees and pragmatics

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