enforce
en|force /ɪnf'ɔːrs/ (enforces enforcing enforced)
1 [VERB] V n
If people in authority enforce a law or a rule, they make sure that it is obeyed, usually by punishing people who do not obey it.
Until now, the government has only enforced the ban with regard to American ships...
2 [VERB] V n, V-ed
To enforce something means to force or cause it to be done or to happen.
They struggled to limit the cost by enforcing a low-tech specification...
David is now living in Beirut again after an enforced absence.
1 [VERB] V n
If people in authority enforce a law or a rule, they make sure that it is obeyed, usually by punishing people who do not obey it.
Until now, the government has only enforced the ban with regard to American ships...
2 [VERB] V n, V-ed
To enforce something means to force or cause it to be done or to happen.
They struggled to limit the cost by enforcing a low-tech specification...
David is now living in Beirut again after an enforced absence.