What is the meaning of enforced?

verb

  • Ensure observance of laws and rules.
    • usage: "Apply the rules to everyone";
  • Compel to behave in a certain way.
    • usage: "Social relations impose courtesy"

adjective

  • Forced or compelled or put in force.
    • usage: "a life of enforced inactivity"; "enforced obedience"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
13
 
|15 years ago|1k views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). enforced. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/enforced/definitions/1173347
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "enforced" http://smartdefine.org/enforced/definitions/1173347 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, enforced, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/enforced/definitions/1173347>.
MLAWordNet. "enforced" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/enforced/definitions/1173347>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)