non-enforcement
noun[U]
(alsononenforcement)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/thefactofallowingpeopleto notobeyalaworrule:
Shecampaignedfor the non-enforcement of thelaw.
Theharshnessof the country'slawsissoftenedbytheirnon-enforcement.
- The country'spolicyof non-enforcement towardscannabisconsumptionandpossessionislong-standing.
- Theinterestsofjusticewouldobviouslynot have beenfurtheredby nonenforcement.
- Oneexplanationfor the non-enforcement oflogginglawsischroniccorruptionamongstofficials.
UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- abrogation
- amend
- amendment
- assemblyman
- constitutional
- enforce
- gold plate
- Green Paper
- guillotine
- hard Brexitidiom
- jurisprudence
- Prime Minister's Questions
- private member's bill
- prohibit
- prohibition
- promulgation
- sanction
- whip
non-enforcement
adjective[before noun]
(alsononenforcement)uk/ˌnɒn.ɪnˈfɔːs.mənt/us/ˌnɑːn.ɪnˈfɔːrs.mənt/notinvolvedin orrelatingto makingcertainthatpeopleobeyalaworrule:
There is a need tomonitorthebroadrangeof nonenforcementactivitiesperformedby thepolice.
Grupo Beta is thehumanitarian, nonenforcementarmof Mexico'simmigrationpatrol.
- Theykeyworkerscome from non-enforcementbackgrounds.
- Policeofficersspenda lot oftimeintheirnon-enforcementfunctions.
UK politics: legislation & law-making
- abolish
- abrogate
- abrogation
- amend
- amendment
- assemblyman
- constitutional
- enforce
- gold plate
- Green Paper
- guillotine
- hard Brexitidiom
- jurisprudence
- Prime Minister's Questions
- private member's bill
- prohibit
- prohibition
- promulgation
- sanction
- whip