in force

Prepositional phrase

 * 1) With a substantial number of men capable of exerting force or of making a show of force.
 * 2) * 1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
 * Patrick was a cabbie & a dispatcher at Yellow Cab & when we got to the church where the [funeral] services were being held, the cabbies came out in force for Pat & there were at least 30 cabs pulling into the church parking lot.
 * The police arrived in force at dawn to raid the drug lab.
 * 1) With a substantial display of resources.
 * They made the presentation in force to try to impress the client.
 * 1)  In effect; applicable.
 * Some of the old laws against treason are no longer in force.

Related terms

 * in full force

Translations

 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 傾力
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * German:
 * Greek: εν ισχύι
 * Irish: i bhfeidhm
 * Italian:, in vigore
 * Korean: 유효한
 * Portuguese: em vigor,
 * Spanish: en vigor,
 * Welsh: mewn grym