- present participle of enforce.
enforcing
Example Sentences
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It maps on pretty cleanly because a lot of the cases that people really like involve the court enforcing federal legislation.
From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026
A private AI regulator likely would have significantly more authority, including making and enforcing binding rules.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
“What they have done is lower the standard for everything,” said Ali Khawar, a former senior official at the Department of Labor, which is charged with enforcing the federal law that governs retirement savings.
From Salon ● Jul. 9, 2026
The panel found Hubbard and Baack were likely to succeed in their 1st Amendment claim and granted a preliminary injunction barring the city from enforcing the ordinance as it had been.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026
There have always been laws against killing or selling bonobos in Congo, but the government had trouble enforcing them before because there was nowhere to place confiscated infants.
From "Endangered" by Eliot Schrefer
