ENFORCE
En*force", n.
Defn: Force; strength; power. [Obs.]
A petty enterprise of small enforce. Milton.
ENFORCEABLE
En*force"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being enforced.
ENFORCED
En*forced", a.
Defn: Compelled; forced; not voluntary. "Enforced wrong." "Enforced
smiles." Shak.
— En*for"ced*ly, adv. Shak.
ENFORCEMENT
En*force"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. enforcement.]
1. The act of enforcing; compulsion. He that contendeth against these enforcements may easily master or resist them. Sir W. Raleigh. Confess 't was hers, and by what rough enforcement You got it from her. Shak.
2. A giving force to; a putting in execution. Enforcement of strict military discipline. Palfrey.
3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied. The rewards and punishment of another life, which the Almighty has established as the enforcements of his law. Locke.