enforcement

[ en-fawrs-muhnt, -fohrs- ]

noun

1. the act or process of enforcing.
2. something that enforces.

Other Words From

• nonen·forcement noun
• preen·forcement noun
• proen·forcement adjective
• super·en·forcement noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of enforcement¹

1425–75; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French. See enforce, -ment

Related Words

• administration
• application
• imposition
• prosecution