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the process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or be accepted: Voters support the enforcement of immigration laws. When a holding penalty is called in American football, enforcement occurs by moving the ball backwards ten yards from the line of scrimmage. See

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More examplesFewer examplesEnforcement is only part of the strategy when it comes to tackling drug crime.Enforcement of such rules has proven difficult.It's not about new laws, but enforcement of the laws we have.The court has no enforcement powers.

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the process of making sure that people obey something such as a law or rule: enforcement of sth Firms in member states where enforcement of regulations is weaker could have an unfair competitive advantage

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Being "fair" was feasible for such owners if the universal enforcement of the union contract protected them from non-union competition.

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The enforcement of such regulations may be difficult where monitoring is poor or testing is accessed from foreign jurisdictions.

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In many developing countries, pollution control regulations are formulated at the national level, but their enforcement is the responsibility of local environmental protection bureaus.

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Technical regulation and enforcement may have actually declined in effectiveness until recent reforms were implemented.

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There is also the continuing failure of law enforcement to control illegal harvesting, under-reporting and smuggling of the timber.

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Thus, the same level of enforcement may yield different levels of compliance.

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Of course, ultimately, the evidence of the actual physical enforcement of the oath is ambiguous.

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Nevertheless, contract enforcement needs permanent adaptation to unexpected situations.

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In the model presented in this paper, it is assumed that enforcement costs are non-linear, specifically that they are a convex function of effort.

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The absence of agreed standards makes the enforcement of rigid thresholds suggested in guidelines difficult.

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None of that apparatus exists to control the enforcement of shame.

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With a well-developed state apparatus, strong enforcement with taxation of the rents earmarked for redistribution would certainly be superior.

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In addition, many provided limited enforcement of existing intellectual property rights standards.

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What is not clear from the record, however, is how this unwanted publicity was dealt with by law-enforcement agencies, police handlers, or the informers themselves.

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In this sense, multilateral agencies serve as an enforcement mechanism in an international setting, thereby providing a rationale for the existence of such organizations.

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adequate enforcementActs are meaningless without adequate enforcement.

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effective enforcementThe bureau's capacity for effective enforcement is also constrained by its limited budget and personnel.

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enforcement actionIt measures whether a law establishes pre-determined levels of deterioration in bank solvency that mandate automatic enforcement action.

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Process of ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, rules, standards, or social norms

Enforcement is a stage in the proceedings of the SEC

This article is about the socio-political concept. For other uses, see Enforcement (disambiguation).

Enforcement is the proper execution of the process of ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, rules, standards, and social norms.[1]

Governments attempt to effectuate successful implementation of policies by enforcing laws and regulations.[2]

Enactment refers to application of a law or regulation, or carrying out of an executive or judicial order.

Theories of enforcement[edit]

Enforcement serves a number of functions; the enforcement of social norms can ensure conformity within insular communities,[3] the enforcements of laws can maximize social benefits and protect the public interest,[4] and enforcement may also serve the self-interest of the institutions that oversee enforcement.[5] Enforcement can be effectuated by both public institutions and private, non-governmental actors.[6] Enforcement is often accomplished through coercive means or by utilizing power disparities to constrain action.[7] Some scholars, such as Kate Andrias, have also argued that institutions enforce rules when deciding "when and how to apply" laws and regulations.[8]

Delegation of enforcement powers[edit]

Some governments will delegate enforcement powers to subordinate governmental entities or private parties.[9] In the United States, for example, the federal government and state governments often delegate a range of enforcement powers to administrative agencies.[10] There has been considerable debate in legal scholarship about the degree to which governments should oversee and supervise institutions to which enforcement powers have been delegated.[11]

Enforcement mechanisms[edit]

See also: Standardization

This section is an excerpt from Public policy § Enforcement.[edit]

Enforcement mechanisms are a central part of various policies. Enforcement mechanisms co-determine natural resource governance outcomes[12] and pollution-related policies may require proper enforcement mechanisms (and often substitutes) to have a positive effect.[13] Enforcement may include law enforcement or combine incentive and disincentive-based policy instruments.[14] A meta-analysis of policy studies across multiple policy domains suggests enforcement mechanisms are the "only modifiable treaty design choice" with the potential to improve the mostly low effectiveness of international treaties.[15][16]

In 2017, of 265 policies for ocean protection only 13% had specific enforcement mechanisms.[17]

Enforcement mechanisms are major component of governance structures.[18] It has been suggested that an effective global public health security convention would require a governing body (or bodies) to enforce the framework with appropriate enforcement mechanisms.[19] Similar approaches include the concept of "climate clubs" of polities for climate change mitigation. In such, "border adjustments [...] have to be introduced to target those states that do not participate [...] to avoid shifting effects with ecologically and economically detrimental consequences", with such "border adjustments or eco-tariffs" incentivizing other countries to adjust their standards and domestic production to join the climate club.[20] The Paris Agreement may lack enforcement mechanisms.[21]

On a national level, penalties for non-complying countries could include:

public reprimands

economic sanctions

denial of benefits, such as those related to travel, trade, and tourism

public disclosures of compliance, which could act either as an incentive or penalty[19]

tariffs[20]

Benefits for countries could include:

tangible resources, such as financial aid or technical assistance

other support

access to data and information, recommendations and guidance, or other services provided by a governing body[19]

tariffs

Selective enforcement[edit]

Main article: Selective enforcement

Institutions may choose to exercise discretion, thereby enforcing laws, regulations, or norms only in selective circumstances.[22] Some scholars, such as Joseph H. Tieger, have suggested that selective enforcement is an inherent component of all enforcement regimes, because it is impossible for enforcers to observe and catch every violation.[23] Other scholars, such as Margaret H. Lemos and Alex Stein, have suggested that "strategic" enforcement is a cost-effective method of achieving social benefits; by focusing enforcement on the worst violators, other violators will "downscale" their activities so that they do not appear to be the worst offender.[24]

See also[edit]

Law enforcement

Primary and secondary legislation

References[edit]

The citations in this article are written in Bluebook style. Please see the talk page for more information.

^ See Black's Law Dictionary, Enforcement (2d ed. 1910).

^ Kate Andrias, The President's Enforcement Power Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, 88 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1031, 1034 (2013); Avlana Eisenberg, Expressive Enforcement, 61 UCLA L. Rev. 858, 901 (2014) (discussing "gaps" between the enactment and enforcement of legislation).

^ Amalia D. Kessler, Enforcing Virtue: Social Norms and Self-Interest in an Eighteenth-Century Merchant Court, 22 L. & Hist. Rev. 71 (2011).

^ John T. Scholz, Voluntary Compliance and Regulatory Enforcement, 6 L. & Pol'y 385-88 (1984); see also Margaret H. Lemos, State Enforcement of Federal Law, 86 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 698, 701 (2011) ("The public interest promoted by state enforcement is the interest of the state and its citizens, while federal enforcement purports to serve the broader national interest.").

^ Margaret H. Lemos and Max Minzner, For-Profit Public Enforcement, 127 Harv. L. Rev. 853, 886 (2014).

^ Zachary D. Clopton, Redundant Public-Private Enforcement, 69 Vand. L. Rev. 285, 288 (2016); Michael Selmi, Public vs. Private Enforcement of Civil Rights: The Case of Housing and Employment, 45 UCLA L. Rev. 1401, 1456 (1998).

^ See Scott A. Anderson, The Enforcement Approach to Coercion, 5 J. of Ethics &Soc. Phil. 1 (2010).

^ Kate Andrias, The President's Enforcement Power Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, 88 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1031, 1040 (2013) (comparing "enforcement" with "rulemaking").

^ Kurt T. Lash, The Sum of All Delegated Power: A Response to Richard Primus, The Limits of Enumeration, 124 Yale L. J. F. 180, 184 (2014) (discussing enforcement powers in federalist systems of government); John F. Manning, The Means of Constitutional Power, 128 Harv. L. Rev. 1, 44 (2014) (citing specific examples of delegation of enforcement powers to agencies in the United States); Kate Andrias, The President's Enforcement Power Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, 88 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1031, 1040 (2013) (noting that enforcement powers can be delegated to "private parties").

^ Robert F. Durant, The Oxford Handbook of American Bureaucracy 379 (2010) (discussing agencies' "compliance and enforcement" powers).

^ Compare, e.g., Peter H. Aranson, Ernest Gellhorn, and Glen O. Robinson, Theory of Legislative Delegation, 68 Cornell L. Rev. 1 (1982) with Gillian E. Metzger, The Constitutional Duty To Supervise, 124 Yale L. J. 124 (2015).

^ Yeboah-Assiamah, Emmanuel; Muller, Kobus; Domfeh, Kwame Ameyaw (1 January 2017). "Institutional assessment in natural resource governance: A conceptual overview". Forest Policy and Economics. 74: 1–12. doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2016.10.006. ISSN 1389-9341.

^ Dhanshyam, M.; Srivastava, Samir K. (May 2021). "Effective policy mix for plastic waste mitigation in India using System Dynamics". Resources, Conservation and Recycling. 168: 105455. doi:10.1016/j.resconrec.2021.105455. ISSN 0921-3449. S2CID 233569368.

^ Börner, J.; Wunder, S.; Wertz-Kanounnikoff, S.; Hyman, G.; Nascimento, N. (1 November 2014). "Forest law enforcement in the Brazilian Amazon: Costs and income effects". Global Environmental Change. 29: 294–305. doi:10.1016/j.gloenvcha.2014.04.021. ISSN 0959-3780.

^ "Most international treaties are ineffective, Canadian study finds". CTVNews. 3 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

^ Hoffman, Steven J.; Baral, Prativa; Rogers Van Katwyk, Susan; Sritharan, Lathika; Hughsam, Matthew; Randhawa, Harkanwal; Lin, Gigi; Campbell, Sophie; Campus, Brooke; Dantas, Maria; Foroughian, Neda; Groux, Gaëlle; Gunn, Elliot; Guyatt, Gordon; Habibi, Roojin; Karabit, Mina; Karir, Aneesh; Kruja, Krista; Lavis, John N.; Lee, Olivia; Li, Binxi; Nagi, Ranjana; Naicker, Kiyuri; Røttingen, John-Arne; Sahar, Nicola; Srivastava, Archita; Tejpar, Ali; Tran, Maxwell; Zhang, Yu-qing; Zhou, Qi; Poirier, Mathieu J. P. (9 August 2022). "International treaties have mostly failed to produce their intended effects". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (32): e2122854119. Bibcode:2022PNAS..11922854H. doi:10.1073/pnas.2122854119. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 9372541. PMID 35914153.

University press release: "Do international treaties actually work? Study says they mostly don't". York University. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.

^ Al-Abdulrazzak, Dalal; Galland, Grantly R.; McClenachan, Loren; Hocevar, John (1 December 2017). "Opportunities for improving global marine conservation through multilateral treaties". Marine Policy. 86: 247–252. doi:10.1016/j.marpol.2017.09.036. ISSN 0308-597X.

^ Aliberti, Marco; Krasner, Stephen D. (2016). "Governance in Space". Yearbook on Space Policy 2014: The Governance of Space. Yearbook on Space Policy. Springer: 143–166. doi:10.1007/978-3-7091-1899-3_3. ISBN 978-3-7091-1898-6.

^ a b c Duff, Johnathan H; Liu, Anicca; Saavedra, Jorge; Batycki, Jacob N; Morancy, Kendra; Stocking, Barbara; Gostin, Lawrence O; Galea, Sandro; Bertozzi, Stefano; Zuniga, Jose M; Alberto-Banatin, Carmencita; Dansua, Akua Sena; del Rio, Carlos; Kulzhanov, Maksut; Lee, Kelley; Scaglia, Gisela; Shahpar, Cyrus; Ullmann, Andrew J; Hoffman, Steven J; Weinstein, Michael; Szapocznik, José (1 June 2021). "A global public health convention for the 21st century". The Lancet Public Health. 6 (6): e428–e433. doi:10.1016/S2468-2667(21)00070-0. ISSN 2468-2667. PMC 8099565. PMID 33964227.

^ a b Stubenrauch, Jessica; Garske, Beatrice; Ekardt, Felix; Hagemann, Katharina (January 2022). "European Forest Governance: Status Quo and Optimising Options with Regard to the Paris Climate Target". Sustainability. 14 (7): 4365. doi:10.3390/su14074365. ISSN 2071-1050.

^ King, Lewis C.; van den Bergh, Jeroen C. J. M. (17 April 2021). "Potential carbon leakage under the Paris Agreement". Climatic Change. 165 (3): 52. Bibcode:2021ClCh..165...52K. doi:10.1007/s10584-021-03082-4. hdl:1871.1/63469f15-e0ce-4899-9b7b-b95b3fe88177. ISSN 1573-1480. S2CID 233279743.

^ See Kenneth Culp Davis, Dialogue on Police Rulemaking: Police Rulemaking on Selective Enforcement: A Reply, 125 U. Penn. L. Rev. 1167 (1977).

^ Joseph H. Tieger, Police Discretion and Discriminatory Enforcement, 1971 Duke L. J. 717, 743 (1971) ("The exigencies of police work are such that even the most elaborate set of statutory or regulatory directives could not succeed in removing all occasion for the exercise of judgment.").

^ Margaret H. Lemos and Alex Stein, Strategic Enforcement, 95 Minn. L. Rev. 9, 9-10 (2010).

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the process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or be accepted: Voters support the enforcement of immigration laws. When a holding penalty is called in football, enforcement occurs by moving the ball backward ten yards from the line of scrimmage. See

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More examplesFewer examplesEnforcement is only part of the strategy when it comes to tackling drug crime.Enforcement of such rules has proven difficult.It's not about new laws, but enforcement of the laws we have.The court has no enforcement powers.

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the process of making sure that people obey something such as a law or rule: enforcement of sth Firms in member states where enforcement of regulations is weaker could have an unfair competitive advantage

(Definition of enforcement from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of enforcement

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Law enforcement staged a massive search over more than 20 hours for the suspect.

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There needs to be a paradigm shift here, with more of a focus on protection and less on the enforcement side.

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In joint operation with local, state, and federal law enforcement.

From Slate Magazine

But the law has not yet been published, and it is unclear how it will affect immigration enforcement.

From CNN

Stricter enforcement of wage and hour laws, and plaintiffs' lawyers pursuing new litigation strategies also figure in.

From Plain Dealer

There is essentially no federal enforcement of standards for the contents of pet food.

From Slate Magazine

The six men all turned out to be covered by diplomatic immunity, the law enforcement source said.

From Reuters

And the repeated inspections and enforcement measures are putting a strain on taxpayer resources.

From Business Insider

We need law enforcement personnel to prevent poachers from preying on wildlife.

From National Geographic

Why should we have enforcement on the school premises?

From CNN

No one seriously believes the people running these businesses are a threat to federal law enforcement officers.

From Huffington Post

Officers teach juveniles about the importance of the justice system, respecting others and their property and explain law enforcement career opportunities.

From CNN

So that remains an enormous focus for all of us in law enforcement.

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adequate enforcementActs are meaningless without adequate enforcement.

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enforcement noun   /ɪnˈfɔːsmənt/  /ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/[uncountable]

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the act of making people obey a particular law or rulestrict enforcement of regulationslaw enforcement officersTopics Permission and obligationc1

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enforcement Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Acronyms, Idioms, Wikipedia.

en·force  (ĕn-fôrs′)tr.v. en·forced, en·forc·ing, en·forc·es 1. To compel observance of or obedience to: enforce a law.2. To impose (a kind of behavior, for example): enforce military discipline.3. To give force to; reinforce: "enforces its plea with a description of the pains of hell" (Albert C. Baugh).[Middle English enforcen, from Old French enforcier, to exert force, compel, and from enforcir, to strengthen : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + force, strength; see force.]en·force′a·bil′i·ty n.en·force′a·ble adj.en·force′ment n.en·forc′er n.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:Switch to new thesaurus Noun1.enforcement - the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience tosocial control - control exerted (actively or passively) by group actioncoercion - the act of compelling by force of authoritycarrying out, implementation, execution - the act of accomplishing some aim or executing some order; "the agency was created for the implementation of the policy"imposition, infliction - the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)law enforcement - ensuring obedience to the lawsBased on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.enforcementnoun1. administration, carrying out, application, prosecution, execution, implementation, reinforcement, fulfilment the adequate enforcement of the law2. imposition, requirement, obligation, insistence, exaction the stricter enforcement of speed limits for vehiclesCollins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Translationsإلْزام، فَرْضhåndhævelseErzwingungaplicaciónejecuciónmise en applicationkikényszerítésframfylgd laga, fullnusta dóms; òvinguncostrizionehåndhevinginnskjerpinguygulama实施enforcement [ɪnˈfɔːsmənt] N [of law] → aplicación f; [of sentence] → ejecución flaw enforcement agency → organismo m de seguridad del EstadoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005enforcement [ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt] n [law, rule] → application fsee also law enforcementCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005enforcement n (of law, policy, ruling) → Durchführung f; (of obedience) → Erzwingung fCollins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007enforcement [ɪnˈfɔːsmənt] n (of discipline) → imposizione fCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995enforce (inˈfoːs) verb to cause (a law, a command, one's own will etc) to be carried out. There is a law against dropping litter but it is rarely enforced. afdwing, aandring يَفْرِض، يُلْزِم налагам executar uplatnit erzwingen gennemtvinge; håndhæve επιβάλλω, εφαρμόζωaplicar, imponer täide viima, jõustama اعمال کردن panna täytäntöön appliquer לְאֱכוֹף लागू करना provoditi végrehajt memberlakukan framfylgja applicare 実施する (법률 등을) 시행하다 vykdyti ieviest/iedzīvināt (likumu u.tml.) berkuatkuasa ten uitvoer brengen håndheve, sette igjennom; innskjerpe egzekwować اړايستل، اړ كول، جارى كول، چلول، درد كول (لكه قانون)، تعميل كول executar a aplica соблюдать uplatniť uveljaviti nametnuti verkställa, driva igenom, upprätthålla ใช้กำลังบังคับให้ปฏิบัติตาม uygulamak 實施，執行 проводити в життя نافذ کرنا thi hành 实施，执行 enˈforcement noun bekragtiging, toepassing, afdwinging إلْزام، فَرْض прокарване execução uplatnění; vykonání die Erzwingung håndhævelse επιβολή, εφαρμογήimposición, ejecución maksmapanek, jõustamine اعمال؛ اجرا täytäntöönpano mise en applicationאכיפה प्रवर्तन provođenje, provedba kikényszerítés, végrehajtás pemberlakuan framfylgd laga, fullnusta dóms; þvingun applicazione 施行 (법률의) 시행 vykdymas (likuma u.tml.) iedzīvināšana penguatkuasaan uitvoeringhåndheving; innskjerping; tvang egzekwowanie اړايستل execução aplicare соблюдение uplatnenie uveljavitev nametanje verkställande, genomdrivande, upprätthållande การใช้กำลังบังคับให้ปฏิบัติตาม uygulama 實施 силування, примус تنفیذ sự thi hành 实施Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

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The Communists fight for the attainment of the immediate aims, for the enforcement of the momentary interests of the working class; but in the movement of the present, they also represent and take care of the future of that movement. View in contextThus the legislatures, courts, and magistrates, of the respective members, will be incorporated into the operations of the national government AS FAR AS ITS JUST AND CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY EXTENDS; and will be rendered auxiliary to the enforcement of its laws.[1] Any man who will pursue, by his own reflections, the consequences of this situation, will perceive that there is good ground to calculate upon a regular and peaceable execution of the laws of the Union, if its powers are administered with a common share of prudence. View in contextElinor, for her sister's sake, could not press the subject farther, and she hoped it was not required of her for Willoughby's; since, though Marianne might lose much, he could gain very little by the enforcement of the real truth. View in contextAnd might it not be well at the same time to provide by law for the enforcement of that clause in the Constitution which guarantees that "the citizen of each State shall be entitled to all privileged and immunities of citizens in the several States?" View in contextThat initial stage of the dispute which consisted in the narration of the case and the enforcement of Mr. View in contextAnd when the clamor of the public led to an investigation into these conditions, and the mayor of the city was forced to order the enforcement of the law, the packers got a judge to issue an injunction forbidding him to do it! View in contextAs I passed over he moved back, and his exclamation of horror, "Gott in Himmel!" needed no enforcement from his agonized face. View in contextWhat, then, is known about offenders who have assaulted or killed law enforcement officers?The deadly mix: officers, offenders, and the circumstances that bring them togetherOn June 3, 2005, Enforcement Counsel filed a Motion for Entry of an Order of Default against Respondent.Final enforcement decisions issued by the Board of GovernorsNow, as part of the registration process, the PCAOB will gather information about the nation's accounting firms and make it available for use in subsequent enforcement efforts of the PCAOB and the SEC.What's ahead in enforcement? By looking at NASD and stock exchange regulation, firms can see what might unfold regarding their ownThe transformation of the former Soviet bloc, the difficulties of environmental lawmaking and law enforcement, and the rise of organized crime in many former communist economies have also contributed to the problem.The growth and control of international environmental crimeUnderstanding a jurisdiction's industrial/economic base; its dependence upon neighboring jurisdictions; its transportation system; its economic dependence on nonresidents (such as tourists and convention attendees); its proximity to military installations, correctional facilities, etc., all contribute to accurately gauging and interpreting the crime known to and reported by law enforcement.Crime factors

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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024How to use enforcement in a sentenceOne recent study found that community policing does help improve people’s perception of law enforcement, but there’s no way to guarantee that officers have positive interactions when they go out into the community.The policing reforms in the Breonna Taylor settlement, explained | Fabiola Cineas | September 17, 2020 | VoxIf someone is seeking to inject 100,000 fraudulent ballots into the state after voting ends, that would be straightforward to detect — by, say, law enforcement.William Barr is the poster child for politicized law enforcement officials | Philip Bump | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostFunding for the initiative has come largely from law enforcement groups and major grocery store chains.Morning Report: The Dreaded Purple Tier | Voice of San Diego | September 16, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoSeveral guards “forcibly” kissed her, and at least one touched her intimate parts, often as she was walking back from the medical unit to her barrack, according to her complaint filed with law enforcement agencies.ICE Deported a Woman Who Accused Guards of Sexual Assault While the Feds Were Still Investigating the Incident | by Lomi Kriel | September 15, 2020 | ProPublicaSurvey data from GatherUp, however, reflect that consumers want mask enforcement are more likely to engage with merchants and visit stores that communicate and offer these safeguards.Local businesses can highlight COVID-19 ‘health & safety’ measures with Google My Business | Greg Sterling | September 10, 2020 | Search Engine LandA policewoman was shot dead this morning while law enforcement searched for the Charlie Lebdo killers.France Mourns—and Hunts | Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTYou see, there is another Mexico, one that is not so appealing to business but well known to law enforcement.Why Mexicans Are Enraged by Obama’s Big Tuesday Meeting | Ruben Navarrette Jr. | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThey prevailed last August, obtaining—follow me here—an injunction prohibiting the enforcement of those provisions.The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over | Jay Michaelson | January 5, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTLaw-enforcement agencies at all levels of government provide a valuable and often thankless public service in their communities.Are Police Stealing People’s Property? | Joan Blades, Matt Kibbe | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has contributed to a false picture of law enforcement based on isolated injustices.Bill de Blasio’s Tea Party Problem | Will Cain | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt had a fortification such as became usual in later bridges for defence or for the enforcement of tolls.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 | VariousThe Board of Trade insisted upon the rigorous enforcement of the navigation act.A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneHaving but one man—the responsible manager—to deal with, protective legislation and its enforcement would be a very simple matter.The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce | Ambrose BierceAnd yet to the moderately philosophic observer the making of the law and its enforcement belong to the same process.Humanly Speaking | Samuel McChord CrothersThe National Forest force is seeking merely to obtain a strict enforcement of existing laws.Our National Forests | Richard H. Douai BoerkerSee More ExamplesBrowse#aabbccddeeffgghhiijjkkllmmnnooppqqrrssttuuvvwwxxyyzzAboutCareersShopContact usAdvertise with usCookies, terms, & privacyDo not sell my infoFollow usGet the Word of the Day every day!Sign upBy clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.My account© 2024 Dictionary.com, LLC