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The ACLU, which won Heagney's order, is fighting in another court to enforce it.
From the stltoday.com
It is not the place of the Executive Branch to choose which laws not to enforce.
From the swampland.blogs.time.com
Officially, mannequin displays also are banned, but the city doesn't enforce it.
From the ocregister.com
It does not serve any interest to have a chief who is afraid to enforce the law.
From the latimes.com
We want young people to observe the law, and we want their elders to enforce it.
From the dallasnews.com
Did I enforce the homework rule enough to ensure a timely return of assignments?
From the tennessean.com
They also successfully lobbied the Council to more diligently enforce its codes.
From the chron.com
If you don't enforce stiffer rules, then they'll start doing whatever they want.
From the jsonline.com
If oversight was inadequate to enforce these laws, oversight has to be reformed.
From the latimes.com
- Ensure observance of laws and rules; "Apply the rules to everyone";
- Compel to behave in a certain way; "Social relations impose courtesy"
- (enforced) forced or compelled or put in force; "a life of enforced inactivity"; "enforced obedience"
- (enforcement) the act of enforcing; ensuring observance of or obedience to
- The police are persons empowered to enforce the law, protect property and reduce civil disorder. Their powers include the legitimized use of force. ...
- (Enforcement) Coming into force (also called enforcement or enactment) refers to the process by which legislation, or part of legislation, and treaties come to have legal force and effect. The term is closely related to the date of this transition.
- To strengthen (a castle, town etc.) with extra troops, fortifications etc. [14th-18th c.]; To intensify, make stronger, add force to. [14th-18th c.]; To exert oneself, to try hard. [14th-17th c.]; To give strength or force to; to affirm, to emphasize. [from 15th c. ...
- (enforcement) The act of enforcing; compulsion; A giving force to; a putting in execution; That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied
- (enforced) Stuffed. (from French)
