enforce
[ en-fawrs, -fohrs ]
/ ɛnˈfɔrs, -ˈfoʊrs /
verb (used with object), en·forced, en·forc·ing.
to put or keep in force; compel obedience to: to enforce a rule; Traffic laws will be strictly enforced.
to obtain (payment, obedience, etc.) by force or compulsion.
to impose (a course of action) upon a person: The doctor enforced a strict dietary regimen.
to support (a demand, claim, etc.) by force: to enforce one's rights as a citizen.
to impress or urge (an argument, contention, etc.) forcibly; lay stress upon: He enforced his argument by adding details.
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Example sentences from the Web for unenforced
But from hour to hour he lingered upon his unenforced resolve.
A Chance Acquaintance |W. D. HowellsThe failure of America to rise into the expert level is due to our unenforced higher education.
Villa Elsa |Stuart HenryOn the other hand, the inner sanction, unenforced by any objective form of obligation, has won some big victories.
The Bible and Life |Edwin Holt HughesStatute books are heavily cumbered with laws that are unenforced because public opinion goes counter to them.
British Dictionary definitions for unenforced (1 of 2)
unenforced
/ (ˌʌnɪnˈfɔːst) /
adjective
(of a law, decision, etc) not having been imposed or enforced
British Dictionary definitions for unenforced (2 of 2)
enforce
/ (ɪnˈfɔːs) /
verb (tr)
to ensure observance of or obedience to (a law, decision, etc)
to impose (obedience, loyalty, etc) by or as by force
to emphasize or reinforce (an argument, demand, etc)