verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (on / against sb/sth) to make sure that people obey a particular law or rule:
It's the job of the police to enforce the law. * The legislation will be difficult to enforce. * United Nations troops enforced a ceasefire in the area.
2 ~ sth (on sb) to make sth happen or force sb to do sth:
You can't enforce cooperation between the players. * a period of enforced absence
enforceable adjective:
A gambling debt is not legally enforceable.
enforcement noun [U]:
strict enforcement of regulations * law enforcement agencies / officers / procedures
