enforcement

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en fôrs′mənt, -fōrs′-)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
enforcement n (act of enforcing)ejecución nf
  aplicación nf
  imposición nf
 The headteacher believed enforcement of the rules was important.
 El director creía que la ejecución de las normas era importante.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
contract enforcement n (lawsuit: grievance procedure)demanda por incumplimiento de contrato loc nom f
 In the US state laws govern the rules for contract enforcement.
contract enforcement n (ways of ensuring a contract is kept)cumplimiento de contrato nm + loc adj
enforcement action n (law: authority)ejecución nf
  acción de exigir el cumplimiento loc nom f
enforcement of a judgment,
also UK: enforcement of a judgement n		 (law: collection)ejecución de sentencia loc nom f
enforcement of foreign judgments n (law: recognition of judgment made elsewhere)ejecución de resoluciones judiciales extranjeras grupo nom
  ejecución de sentencias extranjeras grupo nom
enforcement officer n (law: police)agente de policía n común + loc adj
Immigration and Customs Enforcement n US (ICE: immigration agency)Servicio de Control de Inmigración y Aduanas loc nom m
law enforcement n (police, anti-crime)cuerpos policiales, cuerpos de seguridad grupo nom
  agente policial, agente judicial grupo nom
 My father worked for years in law enforcement.
 Mi padre trabajó en los cuerpos de seguridad durante años.
law enforcement,
law-enforcement n as adj		 (of police, anti-crime)policial adj mf
  judicial adj mf
 She works as a law enforcement officer.
 Trabajo como agente policial.
law enforcement agency n (police, etc.)organismo de seguridad nm + loc adj
  agencia de seguridad nf + loc adj
  agencia de policía nf + loc adj
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'enforcement' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
clampdown - crackdown - DEA - district police - federal agent - ICE - lawlessness - police cruiser - police department - police force - social control - SWAT
Spanish:
puesta en vigor - entrada en vigor - acción ejecutiva - aplicación analógica - brigada antidroga - cuerpo de seguridad - cuerpos policiales - ejecución de sanciones - ejecución de sentencia - ejecución prendaria - ejecución subsidiaria - justicia - orden de ejecución - orden público - policía de control de drogas

Collocations: law enforcement [officers, agents, officials, authorities], law enforcement [officers] have [said, stated] that, a [senior, junior, veteran] law enforcement officer, more...

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