B2verbformallaw
US/ɪnˈfɔːrs/
UK/ɪnˈfɔːs/
to make sure that people obey a law or rule
In context
The helmet law works because police enforce it strictly.
It is hard to enforce rules about noise in crowded neighborhoods.
The new food safety standards will be enforced from January.
Words that go with enforce
verb + noun
- enforce the lawThe job of the police is to enforce the law fairly.
- enforce a banOfficials struggled to enforce a ban on street vendors.
- enforce rulesManagers must enforce rules in the same way for everyone.
adverb + verb
- strictly enforceSpeed limits near schools are strictly enforced.
- rigorously enforceThe regulator promised to rigorously enforce the new privacy rules.