legislate

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛdʒɪsˌleɪt/

Verb

legislate (legislates, present participle legislating; past and past participle legislated)

1. To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).

   If they can't get people to do the right thing by talking then they will try to legislate it, then they can try to enforce the statutes.

Translations

• French: légiférer
• German: Gesetze geben
• Italian: legiferare
• Portuguese: legislar
• Russian: издава́ть зако́ны
• Spanish: legislar

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