enforced
Put into effect
Enforced describes something compelled or imposed by authority rather than chosen voluntarily.
An enforced curfew is one backed by official power.
Enforced silence or enforced absence suggests someone had no choice in the matter.
The word often carries a sense of unwillingness on the part of those subject to the enforcement.
Required, not optional
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- requiredNeeded by rule
- bindingLegally or morally required
- requisiteSomething absolutely needed
imperative · nonnegotiable · unavoidable · inescapable · prescribed · stipulated · decreed · imposed
Energy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
- governanceHow authority is exercised
command · jurisdiction · sovereignty · regime · coercion · subjugation · supremacy · hegemony
Extremely thorough and careful
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
- sternStrict or ship's aft
unyielding · inflexible · uncompromising · draconian · ironclad · zero-tolerance · punitive · heavy-handed
Trial venue or sports surface
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- verdictOfficial court decision
prosecution · subpoena · warrant · sentence · conviction · litigation · decree · sanction
Official rules governing conduct
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- conformityAdherence to norms
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
observance · submission · acquiescence · standardization · uniformity · protocol · guidelines · policies
compulsory
Required, not optional
- obligatoryRequired by rule
- requiredNeeded by rule
- bindingLegally or morally required
requisite · imperative · nonnegotiable · unavoidable · inescapable · prescribed · stipulated · decreed · imposed · enacted
power
Energy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- ruleGoverning principle or standard
governance · command · jurisdiction · sovereignty · regime · coercion · subjugation · supremacy · hegemony · dictatorship
rigorous
Extremely thorough and careful
- stringentSeverely exact and demanding
- harshUnpleasantly severe or rough
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
stern · unyielding · inflexible · uncompromising · draconian · ironclad · zero-tolerance · punitive · heavy-handed · relentless
court
Trial venue or sports surface
- judgmentReasoned decision-making capacity
- penaltyPunishment for wrongdoing
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
verdict · prosecution · subpoena · warrant · sentence · conviction · litigation · decree · sanction · fine
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- adherenceFaithful following of something
- conformityAdherence to norms
- obedienceCompliance with authority
discipline · observance · submission · acquiescence · standardization · uniformity · protocol · guidelines · policies · procedures
- obligationmandatory, obligatory, required, compulsory, optional
- statusespending, active, approved, inactive, completed
- mandatory thingsmandatory, required, obligatory, compulsory, necessary
- ledled, commanded, directed, governed, guided
- statusstatus, prestige, ranking, reputation, elite
- legal statuslegal status, legal capacity, civil status, personhood, legal entity
enforcedvoluntary
Done by choice
optional · discretionary · free · elective · non-compulsory
enforcedunenforced
Officially valid, practically void
nonenforced · unimplemented · ignored · suspended · waived
- 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
enforce, enforcement, enforcing, enforces, enforcer, enforcers, enforceable, reenforce, unenforced