Enforcement

Enforcement is a stage in the proceedings of the SEC
This article is about the socio-political concept. For other uses, see Enforcement (disambiguation).

Enforcement is the proper execution of the process of ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, rules, standards, and social norms.[1]

Governments attempt to effectuate successful implementation of policies by enforcing laws and regulations.[2] Enactment refers to application of a law or regulation, or carrying out of an executive or judicial order.

  1. ^ See Black's Law Dictionary, Enforcement (2d ed. 1910).
  2. ^ Kate Andrias, The President's Enforcement Power Archived 2016-11-04 at the Wayback Machine, 88 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 1031, 1034 (2013); Avlana Eisenberg, Expressive Enforcement, 61 UCLA L. Rev. 858, 901 (2014) (discussing "gaps" between the enactment and enforcement of legislation).