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overenforcement

overenforcement noun: excessive enforcement (of a law, statute, etc.).

Noun

overenforcement (uncountable)

  1. Excessive enforcement (of a law, statute, etc.).
    • The application of substantive canons typically overenforces the Constitution. But because overenforcement in the context of statutory interpretation clips congressional prerogatives much less than overenforcement in the context of judicial review, the application of substantive canons is not in...2010, Amy Coney Barrett, “SUBSTANTIVE CANONS AND FAITHFUL AGENCY”, in Boston University Law Review, volume 90, number 109, page 176

Antonyms of overenforcement

Origin of overenforcement

From over- + enforcement.

Questions about overenforcement

What does overenforcement mean?
Overenforcement means excessive enforcement (of a law, statute, etc.).
What part of speech is overenforcement?
Overenforcement is a noun.

Words near overenforcement in the dictionary

  1. overendowed
  2. overenergetic
  3. overenergized
  4. overenforce
  5. overenforced
  6. overenforcement
  7. overenforces
  8. overenforcing
  9. overengined
  10. overengineer
  11. overengineered

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