Adolescence /ˌæd

deter /dɪˈtɜː r / /-ˈtɝː/ verb [ T ] -rr-
to prevent from doing something or to make someone less enthusiastic about doing something by making it difficult for them to do it or by threatening bad results if they do it
These measures are designed to deter an enemy attack.
High prices are deterring many young people from buy ing houses.
enforce /ɪnˈfɔːs/ /-ˈfɔːrs/ verb [ T ]
to make people obey a law, or to make a particular situation happen or be accepted
It isn't always easy for the police to enforce speed limits.
The new teacher had failed to enforce any sort of discipline.
imprison /ɪmˈprɪz. ə n/ verb [ T usually passive ]
to put someone in prison
He was imprisoned in 1965 for attempted murder.
figurative Unable to go out because of the deep snow, she felt imprisoned in her own house.
monitor /ˈmɒn.ɪ.tə r / /ˈmɑː.nɪ.t ̬ɚ/ verb [ T ]
to watch and check a situation carefully for a period of time in order to discover something about it
The new findings suggest that women ought to monitor their cholesterol levels.
The CIA were monitoring (= secretly listening to) his phone calls.
obey /ə ʊ  ˈbeɪ/ /oʊ-/ verb
1. [ I or T ] to act according to what you have been asked or ordered to do by someone in authority or to behave according to a rule, law or instruction
The soldiers refused to obey (orders) .
to obey the rules of international law
Falling objects obey the law of gravity.
See also obedient
2. [ T ] If your body or part of your body does not obey you, it does not work in the way it should
She was so tired her legs just wouldn't obey her any longer.