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									[ noun ] the act of enforcing; insuring observance of or obedience to  Used in print(Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...) Historically , religion has also functioned as a tremendous engine of vindication , enforcement , sanction , and perpetuation of various other institutions . Related terms social_control law_enforcement imposition execution coercion enforce | 
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