To put into execution; to cause to take effect; to make effective; as, to enforce a writ, a judgment, or the collec-tion of a debt or fine. Breitenbach v. Bush, 44 Pa. 320, 84 Am. Dec. 442; Emery v. Emery, 9 How. Prac. (N. Y.) 132; People v. Chrtaterson, 59 111. 158