enforce
Make rules stick
To enforce is to compel compliance with a rule, law, or obligation—to make sure it's actually followed rather than merely stated.
Police enforce laws, referees enforce rules, parents enforce bedtimes.
The word implies authority backed by consequences: The contract is unenforceable without penalties.
Enforce can also mean to impose by force: enforce one's will on others.
Obtain by intimidation
- pressureForce upon contact
- constrainTo limit or restrict
- requireTo make necessary
- imposeForce acceptance of
demand · oblige · compulsion · intimidate · strong-arm · threaten · lean on · crack down
Carry out fully
- applyPut into operation
- administerManage or dispense
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
- carry outComplete an intended action
put into practice · effectuate · fulfill · perform · actualize · activate · initiate · invoke
Energy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
sovereignty · governance · rule · mandate · supremacy · hegemony · ascendancy · dominion
Adhering to requirements
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
verification · auditing · policing · surveillance · patrol · checkpoint · sanction · penalty
Inflexibility in enforcement
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
- correctionFixing of mistakes
rules · conduct · restraint · regimen · drill · rigor · zero tolerance · firm hand
coerce
Obtain by intimidation
impose · demand · oblige · compulsion · intimidate · strong-arm · threaten · lean on · crack down · browbeat
execute
Carry out fully
- applyPut into operation
- administerManage or dispense
- upholdMaintain or confirm officially
carry out · put into practice · effectuate · fulfill · perform · actualize · activate · initiate · invoke · prosecute
power
Energy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
jurisdiction · sovereignty · governance · rule · mandate · supremacy · hegemony · ascendancy · dominion · clout
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
inspection · verification · auditing · policing · surveillance · patrol · checkpoint · sanction · penalty · fine
strictness
Inflexibility in enforcement
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
correction · rules · conduct · restraint · regimen · drill · rigor · zero tolerance · firm hand · consequences
- activationactivate, triggers, firing, commence, initiate
- governance verbsgovern, rule, reign, legislate, regulate
- leadership verbslead, command, direct, manage, supervise
- contract actionssign, negotiate, draft, execute, breach
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- action verbsrun, jump, chase, grab, climb
- law enforcementUpholding legal codes
- border enforcementSecuring territorial limits
- copyright enforcementDefending ownership of creative works
- regulations enforcementImplementing legal requirements
- parking enforcementRegulating where cars sit
- drug enforcementPolicing illegal substances
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