enforcement notice
nounUK /ɪnˈfɔːsmənt ˈnəʊtɪs/
US /ɪnˈfɔːrsmənt ˈnoʊtɪs/
A paper that tells someone they must follow a rule or fix a problem.
The city sent an enforcement notice to the shop because its sign was too big.
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2. A formal letter from a government office saying a law has been broken.
The family got an enforcement notice about the unsafe fence around their yard.
3. A written order that says a person must stop doing something.
After the enforcement notice, the builders stopped working at night.
4. A document that gives someone a deadline to make things right.
The enforcement notice gave the owner thirty days to clean up the lot.