The act or process of strengthening or reinforcing something; the legal procedure of adding authority to a court decision.
From 'afforce' plus the suffix '-ment,' which creates nouns indicating an action, process, or result. Primarily a legal term used in medieval and early modern English.
This is a perfect example of how medieval lawyers loved adding '-ment' to everything—'afforcement' sounds official and heavy, which was exactly the point when you needed to make something legally bulletproof.
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