enforcement officer

collocation in English

meaningsofenforcementandofficer

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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 ...
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officer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɒf.ɪ.sər/us
/ˈɑː.fɪ.sɚ/
a person in the armed forces who has a position ...
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(Definition ofenforcementandofficerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Consequently, eachenforcementofficerappears to be subject to common influences in the form of a loose organizational culture.
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Alternatively, in the bribery institution, an attempt by an honestenforcementofficerto enforce the law may be frustrated.
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An attempt to smuggle legally prohibited goods by bribing theenforcementofficerwould appear to be futile (except as a random drift tending to be absorbed into an equilibrium).
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We attach importance to making these arrangements as effective as possible and have recruited a local authorityenforcementofficerto assist us in this.
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The information in question is that which anenforcementofficerhas obtained, for example, from an employer or worker about working hours or pay.
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It would virtually mean anenforcementofficeron every farm.
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How could a worker orenforcementofficerpress a claim if it was not abundantly clear who was responsible for paying the minimum wage?
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This is not as limited as the individual employee's request: this relates to anenforcementofficer.
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The second such case relates to an appeal by an employer against the imposition of an enforcement notice by anenforcementofficer.
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The concept of having a civilenforcementofficerin uniform who threatens criminal proceedings is even more damaging.
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I immediately informed the police, who said it was the business of theenforcementofficer.
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The goods are safe, the trader has acted reasonably and so has theenforcementofficer.
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Subsection (9) went on to say how theenforcementofficershould have communications with the master.
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It is therefore implied that anenforcementofficerwould be able to require any person to assist him in carrying out his duties.
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Theenforcementofficercannot require the production of books and documents, unless he has reasonable cause to suspect an offence.
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This latter figure includes the equivalent of one full-timeenforcementofficer.
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In dealing with juvenile criminals, the police often find themselves playing simultaneously the role of social worker and lawenforcementofficer.
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When a shop is visited theenforcementofficershould avoid as far as possible making purchases from young and inexperienced assistants.
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The fact that theenforcementofficermay have taken zealous steps to enforce the law ought to be irrelevant.
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