enforce meaning and examples

Meaning

• Enforce means to make sure that laws, rules, or agreements are obeyed, or to apply something with force or authority.

Grammar and Usage

• Part of speech: Verb (transitive)

• Patterns:

  • enforce + law/rule/policy
  • enforce sth on/upon sb
  • enforce compliance/obedience

It is always used transitively, meaning it requires an object.

Common Phrases

• enforce the law
• enforce rules and regulations
• enforce a contract
• enforce discipline
• strictly enforce

Collocations

• enforce + law/regulation
• enforce + ban/policy
• enforce + discipline/order
• enforce + compliance/standards

Examples

1. The police are responsible for enforcing the law.
2. The school strictly enforces its uniform policy.
3. New regulations will be enforced starting next month.
4. The government struggles to enforce environmental laws.
5. Security guards enforce the rules inside the stadium.
6. The teacher had to enforce discipline in the noisy classroom.
7. International agreements are difficult to enforce.
8. The manager enforced a ban on using mobile phones during meetings.

Synonyms or Related

• implement
• apply
• impose
• uphold
• administer