enforcement

Everyday

1. Enforcement is making sure that people obey a law or a rule, and punishing those who do not. tree →
2. (law) Law enforcement means the police and other officers whose job is to make people obey the law. tree →

In the lessons

In citizenship lessons and the news, enforcement explains how laws work: speed cameras, parking wardens and the police enforce rules. Phrases: «law enforcement», «enforcement officer», «strict enforcement», «enforcement of the rules».

Examples

• Law enforcement officers arrived at the scene. tree →
• Speed cameras help with the enforcement of speed limits. tree →
• The new rule needs proper enforcement, or nobody will follow it. tree →
• Enforcement of the school phone ban is the teachers' job. tree →
• The council is strict about the enforcement of parking rules. tree →
• Without enforcement, a law is just words on paper. tree →

Note

Uncountable. From the verb «enforce» (enforce a law). «Law enforcement» is common in American English for the police. Spelling: en-force-ment.