enforcing
Ensuring rules hold
Enforcing is ensuring compliance with a rule, law, or standard—making sure it's actually followed rather than merely stated.
Police enforce laws, referees enforce rules, parents enforce bedtimes.
The city is finally enforcing the parking regulations.
The word implies authority and the power to compel: you can only enforce what you have standing to enforce.
Civil law enforcement
- arrestSeize by law
- warrantFormal authorization document
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- investigationFormal examination of facts
surveillance · officer · handcuffs · badge · squad · violation · prosecution · conviction
Adhering to requirements
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- policiesAdopted courses of action
- oversightSupervision or inadvertent omission
monitoring · audit · inspection · adherence · protocols · procedures · mandates · verification
Energy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
governance · coercion · intimidation · compulsion · subjugation · repression · tyranny · strongarm
Inflexibility in enforcement
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
- punishmentPenalty for an offense
reinforcement · expectations · accountability · consistency · boundaries · conduct · deterrence · reprimand
Conditions of an agreement
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- breachBreaking of agreement
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
litigation · settlement · damages · remedies · injunction · court order · binding · clause
police
Civil law enforcement
investigation · surveillance · officer · handcuffs · badge · squad · violation · prosecution · conviction · crackdown
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- standardsAccepted levels of quality
- guidelinesSuggested rules for behavior
- policiesAdopted courses of action
oversight · monitoring · audit · inspection · adherence · protocols · procedures · mandates · verification · sanctions
power
Energy transfer rate
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- controlAuthority to direct
- commandAuthoritative instruction given
jurisdiction · governance · coercion · intimidation · compulsion · subjugation · repression · tyranny · strongarm · crackdown
strictness
Inflexibility in enforcement
- correctionFixing of mistakes
- consequencesResults of actions taken
- behaviorManner of conducting oneself
punishment · reinforcement · expectations · accountability · consistency · boundaries · conduct · deterrence · reprimand · timeout
terms
Conditions of an agreement
- obligationsRequired responsibilities
- agreementsFormal mutual arrangements
- breachBreaking of agreement
arbitration · litigation · settlement · damages · remedies · injunction · court order · binding · clause · dispute
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- criminal lawcrime, felony, misdemeanor, murder, robbery
- business proceduresrecording, processing, documenting, approving, verifying
enforcingignoring
Deliberately not noticing
neglecting · overlooking · disregarding · turning a blind eye · letting slide
enforcingabandoning
Leaving permanently behind
rescinding · repealing · revoking · abolishing · nullifying
enforcingsuggesting
Offering an idea indirectly
recommending · requesting · proposing · advising · encouraging
force, forced, forceful, enforce, forces, enforced, forcefully, enforcement, enforces