Enforcive

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Pertaining to the authority responsible for ensuring adherence to rules and statutes, characterized by mechanisms that compel lawful behavior, and associated with actions taken to uphold compliance with legal standards
2. Linked to the authority that mandates adherence to laws and regulations, characterized by methods that ensure compliance by individuals or groups, and involving actions aimed at upholding legal standards and order
3. Having qualities connected with compelling compliance to rules or laws

Etymology: "Enforcive" is simply "enforce" with the adjective-forming suffix "-ive" attached. "Enforce" came into English from Old French "enforcier," which combined "en-" (meaning "in" or "into") with "force," ultimately from Latin "fortis," meaning "strong." The suffix "-ive" comes via Old French from Latin "-ivus," and it turns a verb into an adjective describing a tendency or capacity, so "enforcive" describes something that has the capacity to make people comply.

Synonyms: compulsory, mandatory, coercive

Antonyms: optional, voluntary