enforceable

enforceable

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English enforce
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English enforceable

    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.

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