Underenforce
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Underenforce is a verb meaning (transitive) To enforce inadequately.
Meaning
(transitive) To enforce inadequately.
Example Sentences
But effective laws, already on the books, are pitifully underenforced by the Environmental Protection Agency.
I don’t know if it’s underenforcing or overenforcing the law. But, at least in the data, we see that Black officers are less likely to make a drug arrest than the others.
Word Forms
- underenforces
- underenforcing
- underenforced
Antonyms for underenforce
Common opposites include overenforce.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underfinance, underrestrain, underload, underkeep, underdefend, underdilute.
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