enforce

enforce (something) on (one)

To make one subject to something, such as a rule or law. A noun or pronoun can be used between "enforce" and "on." Are you really going to enforce this law on me, your own sister?
See also: enforce, on
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

enforce something on someone

to make a law effective with regard to someone. I can't enforce this on her if I don't enforce it on you. This law can't be enforced on anyone.
See also: enforce, on
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • enforce (something) on (one)
  • enforce on
  • disbar
  • disbar from
  • disbar from (something)
  • TOBAL
  • law of averages
  • the law of averages
  • have the law on (someone)
  • have the law on somebody
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"Specifically, it's our exclusive economic zone and if whatever is written in the laws according to how to enforce that, then we enforce it.
Enforce's new state-of-the-art solution delivery center enables its consultants to perform a majority of its Dayforce HCM client implementation activities in project team clusters.
* Use general authority, such as rate review authority, to enforce federal rules.
"I don't believe we're going to see police officers arresting federal agents," Diepraam said, adding that the measure would simply allow local police officers to not enforce federal gun laws with a clear conscience.
The Bush administration not only has refused to enforce our immigration laws, while pretending to do so, but also is now trying to intimidate those who do.
Mr Blair hit back: "You probably haven't seen the letter already issued from the Minister of State from the Department for Education making it absolutely clear that we support fully the right of schools to enforce their school uniform rules."
It is totally outrageous that the police can announce they don't want to enforce parking law.
The Home Office spokesman added: "Enforced returns will be taken forward on a case by case basis and we will only enforce returns to areas assessed as sufficiently stable."
AB 528 (Frommer et al) allows any person with a "beneficial interest" in the outcome to bring civil action to enforce laws regarding the protection or enhancement of public health or the environment.
(9) Should any restrictions on access to information on the operations or activities of Bank or its affiliates subsequently interfere with the Board's ability to obtain information to determine and enforce compliance by Bank or its affiliates with applicable federal statutes, the Board may require termination of any of Bank's direct or indirect activities in the United States.
Bush should defy the federal courts and refuse to enforce what he calls an "unconstitutional" ruling ordering the removal of a government-sponsored Ten Commandments display.
There should be policies in place to enforce co-fiduciary responsibility and these policies should be routinely and fairly implemented.
In fact, an analysis shows that the introduction of the euro (and attempts to enforce the Stability and Growth Pact) had no impact on the counter-cyclicality of eurozone members' fiscal policy compared with the pre- 1992 responses of their budgets to the business cycle.
Courts can and will enforce these provisions, for example, those regarding non-waiver by owner and architect certifications as not constituting acceptance of the work, and they may thus serve to nullify owner conduct that appears to be contrary to the owner's belated position on such key issues as damages for delay.
Increasing pressure to improve IT cost structure, coupled with the emergence of process automation tools that simplify operations and enforce policy compliance for service delivery, now presents a more practical risk-reward equation for tiered storage.