Enforceability

noun

noun ·6 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The quality of being enforceable. uncountable, usually

    "The position of the individual as a subject of international law has often been obscured by the failure to observe the distinction between the recognition, in an international instrument of rights enuring to the benefit of the individual and the enforceability of these rights at his instance."

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"The position of the individual as a subject of international law has often been obscured by the failure to observe the distinction between the recognition, in an international instrument of rights enuring to the benefit of the individual and the enforceability of these rights at his instance."

Etymology

From enforce + -ability.

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