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reinforcement

English translation: strengthening; making stronger or more effective

GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW)
English term or phrase:reinforcement
Selected answer:strengthening; making stronger or more effective
Entered by: Fuad Yahya

23:43 Sep 7, 2003
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Law/Patents - Law (general)
English term or phrase: reinforcement
We also expect ***reinforcement*** of the public office election law

What does it exactely mean in this context?

Thank you,
Laura
Laura Vinti
United States
Local time: 07:35
strengthening; making stronger or more effective
Explanation:
A law can be enforced or reinforced.

To enforce a law is to compel observance of or obedience to it.

To reinforce a law is to strengthen it or give it more force or effectiveness.
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Fuad Yahya
Grading comment
Thank you,
also for clarifying the differences between enforcement and reinforcement, which was very helpful (to some extent I was getting confused between the two).
Laura
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
5 +5strengthening; making stronger or more effective
Fuad Yahya
4 -1potenziamento
Pasquale Capo


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
potenziamento


Explanation:
a prima vista mi sembra si tratti di questo, certamente sarebbe utile vedere il resto della frase. Ciao, PC

Pasquale Capo
Canada
Local time: 07:35
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Daniel Mencher: No no, Laura non ha domandato com'è detto in italiano, ha domandato cio'è in inglese.
1 hr
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +5
strengthening; making stronger or more effective


Explanation:
A law can be enforced or reinforced.

To enforce a law is to compel observance of or obedience to it.

To reinforce a law is to strengthen it or give it more force or effectiveness.

Fuad Yahya
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 32
Grading comment
Thank you,
also for clarifying the differences between enforcement and reinforcement, which was very helpful (to some extent I was getting confused between the two).
Laura

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DGK T-I
2 mins
agree  JoeYeckley (X): making it less ambiguous and eliminating loopholes.
30 mins
agree  Catherine Norton
39 mins
agree  airmailrpl: -
14 hrs
agree  AhmedAMS
9 days
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