"enforceability" meaning in English

See enforceability in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: enforceabilities [plural]
Etymology: From enforce + -ability. Etymology templates: {{af|en|enforce|-ability}} enforce + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} enforceability (usually uncountable, plural enforceabilities)
  1. The quality of being enforceable. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms: enforcibility Derived forms: nonenforceability, unenforceability
    Sense id: en-enforceability-en-noun-9wTR8h-H Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability

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