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  • 1enforce */*/ — UK [ɪnˈfɔː(r)s] / US [ɪnˈfɔrs] verb [transitive] Word forms enforce : present tense I/you/we/they enforce he/she/it enforces present participle enforcing past tense enforced past participle enforced a) to make sure that a law or rule is obeyed by …

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  • 2enforce — UK US /ɪnˈfɔːs/ US  / ˈfɔːrs/ verb [T] ► LAW to make sure that people obey something such as a law or rule: »Regulations do not mean anything unless they are enforced. »The bar had a lawsuit filed against it for not enforcing the smoking ban. ►… …

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  • 3enforce — is the correct spelling, not inforce (which however survives in reinforce). Its typical grammatical objects are such things as a law or rule, a ban, a policy, a person s wish, etc. The derived adjective is enforceable …

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  • 4enforce — verb ADVERB ▪ fully, rigidly, rigorously, strictly, stringently, vigorously ▪ The rules were strictly enforced. ▪ consistently …

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  • 5BAN — bond anticipation note (BAN) A short term note sold by a public entity that will be repaid from the proceeds of an anticipated bond issue. American Banker Glossary Bank anticipation notes(BAN) Notes issued by states and municipalities to obtain… …

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  • 6ban — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blanket (esp. BrE), complete, outright, total ▪ partial ▪ temporary ▪ overtime …

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  • 7enforce — en|force [ınˈfo:s US o:rs] v [T] 1.) to make people obey a rule or law enforce a law/ban etc ▪ Governments make laws and the police enforce them. ▪ Parking restrictions will be strictly enforced . 2.) to make something happen or force someone to… …

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  • 8enforce — 01. Selling marijuana is illegal, but the law isn t really [enforced] much in Amsterdam. 02. The ban on political meetings is being brutally [enforced] by members of the secret military police. 03. The United Nations Charter of Human Rights is… …

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  • 9enforce — [[t]ɪnfɔ͟ː(r)s[/t]] enforces, enforcing, enforced 1) VERB If people in authority enforce a law or a rule, they make sure that it is obeyed, usually by punishing people who do not obey it. [V n] Until now, the government has only enforced the ban… …

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  • 10Smoking ban — An internationally recognizable No Smoking sign …

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