enforcement  /ɛn ˈfɔrs mənt/ ? Meaning of "enforcement"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to

Usage(s):

  1. Law enforcement professionals know best what they need in the field.
  2. A Congressional inquiry into online data brokers has raised concerns that federal and local law enforcement may be skirting privacy laws to obtain calling records.
  3. Attrition through Enforcement: Reduce the number of illegal aliens through increased enforcement against unauthorized alien workers and their employers.

Quotes

  1. "It puts pressure on already hard-strapped state and local budgets. It makes it difficult for people here illegally to report crimes - driving a wedge between communities and law enforcement, making our streets more dangerous and the jobs of our...
    on Jul 1, 2010 By: Barack Obama Source: Phoenix Business Journal

  2. Cuban, in his own statement, said, "I am disappointed that the (SEC) chose to bring this case based upon its enforcement staff's win-at-any-cost ambitions. The staff's process was result-oriented, facts be damned. The government's claims are false...
    on Nov 17, 2008 By: Mark Cuban Source: FOXNews

  3. "A US attorney who is unsuccessful from a political perspective, either because he or she has alienated the leadership of the department in Washington or cannot work constructively with law enforcement or other governmental constituencies in the...
    on Mar 29, 2007 By: Kyle Sampson Source: Forbes

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