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Meanings of
enforce
in English
Portuguese
fazer entrar em vigor
Spanish
aplicar
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Ensure observance of laws and rules;
apply
implement
exempt
Portuguese
fazer entrar em vigor
Portuguese
impor
Back to the meaning
Compel to behave in a certain way.
impose
Portuguese
impor
Usage of
enforce
in English
1
Health education campaigns have often been patchy and rules difficult to
enforce
.
2
Commission powers to
enforce
content decisions are ill-defined and subject to challenge.
3
Hungary is trying to restore order and
enforce
EU rules, officials said.
4
More policemen were therefore needed to
enforce
the law in these areas.
5
Our courts are already, in effect, constitutional courts that
enforce
EU law.
6
He said his party would not
enforce
Islamic law in the south.
7
He said his party would not
enforce
Islamic law on the south.
8
We need to have confidence that the police will
enforce
the law.
9
He said Iraq's government had also failed to
enforce
sanctions against Syria.
10
Now you want to be aware I actually
enforce
the law now.
11
SAPS must
enforce
the law WITHIN the law not outside of it!
12
And medical and science journals don't often
enforce
that rule, he says.
13
Second, Britain is not doing nearly enough to
enforce
its employment legislation.
14
He said the change was meaningless, and would be impossible to
enforce
.
15
To
enforce
this mandate we pay for social services and law enforcement.
16
Too often African nations lack the capacity to monitor and
enforce
compliance.
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enforce
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
enforce the law
enforce social
enforce obedience
enforce discipline
enforce rules
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Translations for
enforce
Portuguese
fazer entrar em vigor
forçar
impor
obrigar
Spanish
aplicar
Enforce
through the time
Enforce
across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
South Africa
Common
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