"enforceable" meaning in English

See enforceable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more enforceable [comparative], most enforceable [superlative]
Etymology: From enforce + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|enforce|-able}} enforce + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} enforceable (comparative more enforceable, superlative most enforceable)
  1. Capable of being enforced. Derived forms: enforceably, nonenforceable Related terms: enforceability, unenforceability Translations (capable of being enforced): vymahatelný (Czech), toimeenpanokelpoinen (Finnish), exekutebla (Ido), azionabile (Italian), esecutorio (Italian), yn-churmal (Manx), yn-jeeaney (Manx)

Alternative forms

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