enforceable

English

Etymology

From enforce +‎ -able.

Adjective

enforceable (comparative more enforceable, superlative most enforceable)

1. Capable of being enforced.
   • 2024 July 16, Michael D. Shear, “Biden Considers Pushing for Major Changes to the Supreme Court”, in The New York Times‎^[1]:

     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.

Antonyms

• unenforceable

Derived terms

• enforceably
• nonenforceable

 

Related terms

• enforceability
• unenforceability

Translations

capable of being enforced

• Czech: vymahatelný
• Finnish: toimeenpanokelpoinen
• Ido: exekutebla (io)
• Italian: azionabile, esecutorio
• Manx: yn-churmal, yn-jeeaney