enforcement

enforcement
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ law
▪ peace
▪

soldiers involved in peace enforcement operations overseas

▪ civil rights (AmE), drug (esp. AmE)
▪ border, immigration (both AmE)
▪ effective, proper
▪ rigorous, strict, stringent, strong, vigorous
▪ better, tighter, tougher
▪

Newspapers called for tougher enforcement of the existing laws on drugs.

▪ lax
▪ selective (esp. AmE)
▪

the selective enforcement of immigration laws

▪ judicial, legal, police
ENFORCEMENT + NOUN
▪ agent, officer, official
▪ personnel
▪ agency, authority, body
▪

federal law enforcement agencies

▪

law enforcement bodies

▪ machinery, mechanism, system
▪

The court is ineffective because it lacks the necessary enforcement machinery.

▪ powers
▪ action, efforts, measures, methods, operations, practices, procedures, proceedings

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