In Force

Definition: In Force

In Force

Adjective

1. Exerting force or influence; "the law is effective immediately"; "a warranty good for two years"; "the law is already in effect (or in force)".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Synonyms: In Force

Agency

At work, on foot; acting; (doing); in operation, in force, in action, in play, in exercise; acted upon, wrought upon.

Completion

Despatch, dispatch; knock off, finish off, polish off; make short work of; dispose of, set at rest; perform, discharge, fulfill, realize; put in practice, put in force; carry out, carry into effect, carry into execution; make good; be as good as one's word.

Compulsion

Extort, wring from; squeeze, put on the squeeze; put on the screws, turn on the screw; drag into; bind, bind over; pin down, tie down; require, tax, put in force; commandeer; restrain.

Counteraction

Phrase: "for every action there is a reaction, equal in force and opposite in direction".

Dueness

Use a right, assert, enforce, put in force, lay under contribution.

Recoil

Phrase: for every action there is a reaction equal in force and opposite in direction.

Crosswords: In Force

They come in force with stealthy stride. (The Pirates of Penzance; writing credit: William S. Gilbert; Wilford Leach)

The dark Lord rides in force tonight, And time will tell us all. (The battle of evermore; performing artist: Led Zeppelin)

Hunter: Back in Force (2003)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• The Civil Law in Spain and Spanish-America: Including Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Philippine Islands, and the Spanish Civil Code in Force, Annotated and W (reference)

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Volunteers helping clean up the wetlands and waterfront area around Fort McHenry in Baltimore Harbor. Local NOAA personnel turned out in force for this event including Dr. Russ Bellmer of the NOAA NMFS Office of Habitat Conservation. Credit: America's Coastlines.

Dragging up the guns on the recent reconnoisance [sic] in force (night). 1864. Credit: Library of Congress.

Characteristic black houses with white windows in Force, Pennsylvania. Credit: Library of Congress.

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The legislative authority, by which they are in force over the subjects of that commonwealth, hath no power over him. (Second Treatise of Government)

This new convention will likewise replace the provisional regulations in force. (reference)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Business

The Trademark Law of 1939 is still in force. (references)

The Customs Authorities collect fees and taxes according to the regulations in force at the time of clearance. (references)

The company will pay a rate two percent higher than the general income tax rate in force at the time of the signing of the contract. (references)

Children

United Kingdom

Government regulations require that all new buildings meet the access requirements of all persons with impaired mobility and that all taxis be wheelchair accessible; similar regulations are in force for sensory-impaired persons. (references)

Civil Liberties

Algeria

This ban remains in force. (references)

Egypt

An 1856 Ottoman decree still in force requires non-Muslims to obtain what is now a presidential decree to build a place of worship. (references)

Economic History

Somalia

Constitution: None in force. (references)

Korea

Coverage issued prior to 1991 is still in force. (references)

Honduras

Since January 15, 2000 the Royalty law has been in force. (references)

Human Rights

El Salvador

The police chief dismissed 1,000 officers during the 51/2 months that this procedure was in force. (references)

Namibia

A directive that prohibited the use of sjamboks by police continued to be in force during the year. (references)

Yugoslavia

The Federal Criminal Code of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia remained in force. (references)

Political Economy

PHILIPPINES

A Certificate of Registration (COR) shall remain in force for ten years. (references)

BRAZIL

The new program will remain in force until the December 2002, the end of the current government. (references)

CZECH REPUBLIC

Several amendments, the latest in force as of May 1, 2000, have sought to address these concerns. (references)

Political Rights

Fiji

In November 2000, the High Court ruled that the Constitution remained in force and that the military-backed, civilian interim administration had no legal basis. (references)

Swaziland

The CRC compiled a constitutional framework, including portions of the 1968 Constitution still in force, the 1973 decree as currently amended, and the 1992 Establishment of Parliament Order. (references)

Jordan

If the Government amends or enacts a law when Parliament is not in session, it must submit the law to Parliament for consideration during the next session; however, such "temporary" laws do not expire and, while technically subject to action by Parliament when it returns to session, may in practice remain in force without legislative approval. (references)

Trade

Nicaragua

However, only the accord with Mexico is in force. (references)

Tanzania

Standards, labeling and marking currently in force are acceptable. (references)

Norway

The only requirement in force is a reporting requirement for international payments and financial transactions. (references)

Worker Rights

Morocco

Reductions in force due to economic hardship also become mired in politics and are extremely hard to implement. (references)

Armenia

Soviet-era occupational and safety standards remained in force; however, in practice conditions were very inconsistent. (references)

Guatemala

BANDEGUA had fired nearly 900 workers in September 1999, in violation of the contractual agreement in force between the enterprise and the trade union. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Expressions using "in force": be in force ♦ come in force ♦ for every action there is a reaction equal in force and opposite in direction ♦ period in force ♦ put a law in force ♦ put in force ♦ reconnaissance in force ♦ Reconnoissance in force ♦ state of being in force. Additional references.

Arabic 

‏بالقوة (by force), ‏بالدفع. (various references)

Chinese 

現行 (be in effect). (various references)

Danish

tilpasse bestaaende toldaftaler med tredjeland (to bring about an adjustment of tariff agreements in force with third countries). (various references)

Dutch

in afwijking van de geldende wettelijke bepalingen (notwithstanding the legal provisions in force), land van het gewoonterecht (provinces where common law was in force), land van geschreven recht (provinces where written law(roman)was in force), geldende tariefakkoorden met derde landen aanpassen (to bring about an adjustment of tariff agreements in force with third countries). (various references)

Finnish

voimassaoleva (prevailing, valid), miehissä (all together, to the last man), joukolla (in a body). (various references)

French

par la force, de force. (various references)

German

geltend (being valid, current, established, operative, prevailing). (various references)

Greek 

εν ισχύϊ. (various references)

Hebrew 

חל (bastion, bulwark, due, rampart), בתוקף (by virtue of, firmly, in effect, operative, strongly), בר תוקף (valid). (various references)

Hungarian

nagy számban jelennek meg (to turn out in force), életbe léptet (to promulgate, to put in, to put in force). (various references)

Italian

vigente (current, effective, force). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

大挙 (in great numbers). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

たいきょ (departure, going away, in great numbers, leaving, recession, the sky, the universe). (various references)

Pig Latin

inay orcefay

Portuguese

em vigor (operative, ruling). (various references)

Romanian

în numãr mare. (various references)

Russian 

оставаться в силе (continue in effect, continue in force, remain in effect, remain in force, remain valid), быть в силе (be in effect, be in force, be valid), действующий в (in force in), действующий патент (patent in force), действовать (act, be in operation, do, follow with, functionate, get going, kabobalating, operate, proceed, pursue, remain in force, run, take, work). (various references)

Spanish

vigente (active, kind, kindly, valid). (various references)

Swedish

territorium där skriven lag gällde (provinces where written law(roman)was in force), territorium där sedvanerätt gällde (provinces where common law was in force), med avvikelse från gällande lagbestämmelser (notwithstanding the legal provisions in force), gäller (apply, concerns, is in force), anpassningen av gällande tullavtal med tredje land (to bring about an adjustment of tariff agreements in force with third countries). (various references)

Turkish

yürürlükte (valid), geçerli (acceptable, admissible, available, current, effective, effectual, eligible, far out, in use, operative, passable, prevailing, received, regnant, ruling, sound, valid, viable). (various references)

Ukrainian

чинний. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Misspellings

"In Force" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: inforce. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: coinfer, conifer.

-1 letter: coiner, confer, orcein, recoin.

-2 letters: crone, finer, force, infer, irone, nicer, orcin, recon.

-3 letters: cero, cine, cion, cire, coif, coin, coir, cone, coni, core, corf, corn, fern, fice, fico, fine, fino, fire, firn, foci, foin, fore, froe, icon, info, inro, iron, neif, nice, noir, nori, once, reif, rein, rice, rife.

-4 letters: con, cor, eon.

+1 letter: coinfers, confider, confiner, conifers, forensic, fornices, infector.

+2 letters: coffering, confiders, configure, confiners, confirmed, confiteor, confiture, cornfield, cuneiform, deforcing, enforcing, flouncier, forensics, fornicate, frescoing, infectors, reconfirm, refection, reinforce.

+3 letters: chiffonier, coinferred, conferring, configured, configures, confiteors, confitures, coniferous, cornfields, cuneiforms, defrocking, falconries, fictioneer, florigenic, fornicated, fornicates, fractioned, fricandoes, officering, perfection, proficient, reconfirms, refections, reflection, refocusing, refraction, reinforced, reinforcer, reinforces, vociferant.