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Dictionary: leg·is·late   (lĕj'ĭ-slāt') pronunciation

v., -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates.

v.intr.
To create or pass laws.

v.tr.
To create or bring about by or as if by legislation.

[Back-formation from LEGISLATOR.]


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verb

    To put in force or cause to be by legal authority: constitute, enact, establish, make, promulgate. See action/inaction, make/unmake, politics.

Law Encyclopedia: Legislate
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This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

To enact laws or pass resolutions by the lawmaking process, in contrast to law that is derived from principles espoused by courts in decisions.

WordNet: legislate
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
  Synonym: pass


Translations: Legislate
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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - lovgive
v. tr. - lovgive

Nederlands (Dutch)
wetten ontwerpen/ maken, wettelijk regelen, tot wet verheffen, maatregelen treffen

Français (French)
v. intr. - légiférer, prévoir
v. tr. - légiférer, prévoir

Deutsch (German)
v. - Gesetze erlassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - νομοθετώ

Italiano (Italian)
legislare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - legislar

Русский (Russian)
издавать законы, влиять на что-л.

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - legislar
v. tr. - legislar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lagstifta, stifta lagar

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
制定法律, 通过立法

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 制定法律
v. tr. - 通過立法

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 입법기능을 하다, 법률을 제정하다
v. tr. - 법률을 만들어 창설하다, 입법에 의해 ~의 상태로 만들다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 法律を制定する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشرع, يسن القوانين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮חוקק חוקים, תיקן תקנות‬
v. tr. - ‮חוקק חוקים, שלט באמצעות חוקים‬


 
 
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