adjective
(of a law, rule, or obligation) able to be imposed so that it must be complied with.
‘a binding and enforceable contract’
- ‘there was no legally enforceable right of residency’
- ‘The case for international legally enforceable minimum standards is irrefutable.’
- ‘Some countries do not have enforceable security laws on their statute books.’
- ‘There were no specific and enforceable requirements with respect to the reliability of the reported figures.’
- ‘Generally, a restriction lasting more then 12 months will not be enforceable.’
- ‘Clauses that are too widely drafted may not be enforceable.’
- ‘But this was never introduced as an enforceable code of conduct.’
- ‘The duties owed by the pastor to the church are not contractual or enforceable.’
- ‘In the event it was the only enforceable agreement made between them.’
- ‘The decision reached by the arbitrator is legally binding and enforceable.’
- ‘Ultimately any human right only becomes real when it is entrenched in enforceable national legislation.’