Legal Definition and Related Resources of Enforce

Meaning of Enforce

To compel obedience to; to put in execution ; to cause to take effect , give force or effect to; to exact; to obtain authoritatively; to cause to be performed.

Synonyms of Enforce

verb

adminster
bring to pass
carry into effect
carry into execution
carry out
carry through
coerce
compel
compel obedience
confimiare
dictate
drive
effect
effectuate
employ force
exact
execute
exsequi
force
have executed
impel
implement
impose
insist on
insist upon
make compulsory
make effective
necessitate
obtain by compulsion
obtain by force
press
put in action
put in force
put in operation
put into effect
put into execution
put pressure on
require
strengthen
subject to pressure
Associated Concepts: enforce a contract
enforce a judgment
enforce a lien
enforce provisions of the law
enforce sanctions
enforcement proceedings

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Acquiescence, Condition Precedent, Counterclaim, Covenant Not To Sue, Effect, Ejectment, Foreclosure, Judgment In Rem, Maturity, Oppression, Personal Action, Prosecution, Real Party In Interest, Sequestration, Specific Performance, Tidespan, Tidewaiter, Trust.

English Spanish Translation of Enforce

To enforce: Ejecutar, hacer cumplir

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Translate Enforce from English to Spanish

Translation of Enforce , with examples. More about free online translation into Spanish of Obligar and other legal terms is available here.

Obligar
Poner en vigor
Compeler
Hacer valer
Ejecutar
Legal English Translation

Grammar

This term is a verb.

Etimology of Enforce

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mid-14c., “to drive by physical force; to try, attempt, strive; to fortify, strengthen a place;” late 14c. as “exert force, compel; make stronger, reinforce; strengthen an argument; grow stronger, become violent,” from Old French enforcier “strengthen, reinforce; use force (on), offer violence (to); oppress; violate, rape” (12c.) or a native formation from en- (1) “make, put in” + force; this term is also a noun.. Meaning “compel obedience to (a law, etc.) is from 1640s. Related: Enforced; enforcing.

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