Editing Enforcement (section)

{{Short description|Process of ensuring compliance with laws, regulations, rules, standards, or social norms}}
[[File:SEC-enforcement-flowchart.png|thumb|right|Enforcement is a stage in the proceedings of the [[U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission|SEC]]]]
{{about|the socio-political concept|other uses|Enforcement (disambiguation)}}
'''Enforcement''' is the proper execution of the process of ensuring compliance with [[law]]s, regulations, rules, standards, and [[Norm (social)|social norm]]s.<ref>See {{smallcaps|Black's Law Dictionary}}, ''Enforcement'' (2d ed. 1910).</ref> 

Governments attempt to effectuate successful implementation of policies by enforcing laws and regulations.<ref>Kate Andrias, ''[http://www.nyulawreview.org/sites/default/files/pdf/NYULawReview-88-4-Andrias.pdf The President's Enforcement Power] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161104021200/http://www.nyulawreview.org/sites/default/files/pdf/NYULawReview-88-4-Andrias.pdf |date=2016-11-04 }}'', 88 {{smallcaps|N.Y.U. L. Rev.}} 1031, 1034 (2013); Avlana Eisenberg, ''[http://www.uclalawreview.org/pdf/61-4-1.pdf Expressive Enforcement]'', 61 {{smallcaps|UCLA L. Rev.}} 858, 901 (2014) (discussing "gaps" between the enactment and enforcement of legislation).</ref>
Enactment refers to application of a law or regulation, or carrying out of an executive or judicial order.