enforceable
Can be compelled
Enforceable describes rules, contracts, or rights that can be compelled through legal or official action.
An enforceable agreement is one a court will uphold; an unenforceable clause has no practical teeth.
The new regulations are enforceable starting next month.
Laws may exist on paper but remain enforceable only if authorities have the will and means to apply them.
Enforceable written agreement
- statuteEnacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
judgment · decree · legislation · penalty · obligation · sanction · prosecution · litigation
Shared position between parties
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- pledgeBinding promise given
- promiseCommitment to act
guarantee · undertaking · accord · treaty · protocol · compact · charter · deed
Formal authoritative directive
- requireTo make necessary
- imposeForce acceptance of
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- enjoinCommand or legally forbid
constrain · compel · oblige · dictate · order · direct · demand · execute
Conforming to accepted standards
- verifiableAble to be proven
- defensibleAble to be justified
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
- provableAble to be established
substantiated · upheld · recognized · actionable · lawful · constitutional · permissible · admissible
contract
Enforceable written agreement
- statuteEnacted written rule
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
court · judgment · decree · legislation · penalty · obligation · sanction · prosecution · litigation · injunction
agreement
Shared position between parties
- covenantBinding formal pledge
- commitmentFirm pledge to act
- pledgeBinding promise given
promise · guarantee · undertaking · accord · treaty · protocol · compact · charter · deed · arrangement
mandate
Formal authoritative directive
enjoin · constrain · compel · oblige · dictate · order · direct · demand · execute · implement
legitimate
Conforming to accepted standards
- verifiableAble to be proven
- defensibleAble to be justified
- soundAudible wave phenomenon
provable · substantiated · upheld · recognized · actionable · lawful · constitutional · permissible · admissible · ratified
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- government termslegislative, federal agencies, congressional, state agencies, parliamentary
- legitimacylegal, validity, legitimate, lawfulness, lawful
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- contract termscontract terms, agreement, terms, conditions, condition
enforceableunenforceable
Lacking legal force
nonenforceable · void · invalid · null · non-binding
enforceableunenforceable
Lacking legal force
toothless · dead letter · unworkable · paper tiger · nominal