enforce

Example Sentences

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Police said in a statement on the latest arrests that they had a duty to enforce the law "as it currently stands, not as it might be in the future".

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

The second line was that banning A.I. would just enforce our actual policies, because A.I. already tends to break rules.

From Slate • Apr. 1, 2026

The deal, which Trump praised, would have applied only to the religious groups involved in the case but was seen as a signal for how the Internal Revenue Service would enforce the law broadly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

“Secure ballot envelope identifiers provide a reliable, auditable mechanism to enforce Federal law without unduly burdening or infringing on the rights of eligible voters,” the order reads.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

"We tend to look the other way when it's in a residential neighborhood. But right here, on the town green, we have to enforce the law. Otherwise we'd have someone selling something every two feet."

From "The Lemonade War" by Jacqueline Davies