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enforceable en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English enforce Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English enforceable From enforce + -able.

Meanings

  1. Capable of being enforced.
    • President Biden is seriously considering legislative proposals that would dramatically alter the Supreme Court, including imposing term limits and an enforceable code of ethics on the justices, according to a person familiar with the ongoing discussions. 2024 July 16, Michael D. Shear, “Biden Considers Pushing for Major Changes to the Supreme Court”, in The New York Times:

Forms

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more enforceable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most enforceable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

unenforceable

Deriveds

enforceably · nonenforceable

Relateds

unenforceability · enforceability

Translations (8)

fi toimeenpanokelpoinen (capable of being enforced) · it esecutorio (capable of being enforced) · cs vymahatelný (capable of being enforced) · io exekutebla (capable of being enforced) · gv yn-churmal (capable of being enforced) · it azionabile (capable of being enforced) · gv yn-jeeaney (capable of being enforced) · ca executori (capable of being enforced)