enforceable

Language: en

🇺🇸 /ɛˈnfɔrsəbəl/

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Capable of being enforced; able to be made effective or compelling through legal or authoritative means.; Able to be imposed or compelled by force, authority, or law.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Comparative: more enforceable Superlative: most enforceable

Collocations

legally enforceableenforceable contractenforceable agreementenforceable rightenforceable obligationmutually enforceable

Derivatives

enforceenforcementenforcerunenforceableenforceability

Synonyms

bindingvalidactionableoperativecompulsory

Antonyms

unenforceablevoidinvalidnon-binding

Commonly confused

enforced
EN: 'Enforceable' means capable of being enforced (potential); 'enforced' means already compelled or imposed (actual).
enforcible
EN: 'Enforcible' is not a standard English word; the correct form is 'enforceable'.

Spelling tips

EN: Remember the silent 'e' before '-able': 'enforce' + 'able' = 'enforceable' (the 'e' is retained). Do not write 'enforcable'.

💬 Examples

  1. The contract contained several enforceable clauses that protected both parties.

  2. Without proper legislation, the policy is not enforceable.