enforcement agent

collocation in English

meaningsofenforcementandagent

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withenforcementoragent.
enforcement
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/us
/ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/
the process of making people obey a law or rule, or making a particular situation happen or ...
See more atenforcement
agent
noun[C]
uk
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/us
/ˈeɪ.dʒənt/
a person who acts for or ...
See more atagent

(Definition ofenforcementandagentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofenforcement agent

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
The employment service is theenforcementagent.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Merchants, both retail and wholesale, found themselves in the unusual situation of being the enforcement agents for a system of regulation meant to control them.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In both cases, the statute creates an affirmative defense for a lawenforcementagentacting within their official duties and pursuant to a valid court order.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
However, law enforcement agents also use the same means of transportation and communication to enforce natural resource regulations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The history of modern policing itself indicates longstanding concern with excessive, sometimes brutal, control over citizens by law enforcement agents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In criminal law, entrapment is conduct by a lawenforcementagentinducing a person to commit an offense that the person would otherwise have been unlikely to commit.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The antagonist may be the story's hero; for example, where the protagonist is a criminal, the antagonist could be a lawenforcementagentthat tries to capture him.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Local authorities have come to be seen as the main enforcement agents, and their emphasis is on prevention, education, compliance and partnership rather than prosecution.
From theCambridge English Corpus
This has also occasioned clashes with law enforcement agents.
From theCambridge English Corpus
It explores options for the regulation of all enforcement agents.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
No other enforcement agents are employed by the county courts, and no enforcement agents are employed by the magistrates courts for the enforcement of debts.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
They should be the enforcement agents for the collection of the licence fee and for the laws relating to dog fouling and other matters.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There are currently no licensing procedures for bailiffs and private law enforcement agents.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Further regulation of bailiffs is being considered in the context of the review of the organisation and management of civil enforcement agents.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the absence of alternative enforcement agents, owners and occupiers are likely to be the only persons able to enforce byelaws.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These figures include those engaged on the review of enforcement agents and their cost, as well as the costs of those consultants engaged to assist with managing the programme.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This does not include county court bailiffs, as the timetable for the review of enforcement agents is dependent upon the approach taken following the recent consultation paper.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Since then, it has been likewise rejected by law enforcement agents investigating the virus, who attribute it to organized online crime gangs.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Law enforcement agents were allowed to track large mail order purchases of pseudoephedrine, another precursor chemical.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Agents in specialized units operate in relatively broad geographic areas and may work alongside regional enforcement agents when appropriate.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofenforcement
Go to the definition ofagent
See other collocations withenforcement
See other collocations withagent