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Pass :: Pass (v. i.) To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body that has power to sanction or reject; to receive legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress..

Institution :: Institution (n.) Established order, method, or custom; enactment; ordinance; permanent form of law or polity..

Enacting :: Enacting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Enac.

Penal :: Penal (a.) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code..

Institution :: Institution (n.) The act or process of instituting; as: (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the institution of a school..

Enactment :: Enactment (n.) The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.

Ordinance :: Ordinance (n.) A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government; as, a municipal ordinance..

Enacted :: Enacted (imp. & p. p.) of Enac.

Legislation :: Legislation (n.) The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.

Constitution :: Constitution (n.) The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation..

Positive :: Positive (a.) Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by arbitrary appointment; said of laws.

Staunch :: Statutory (a.) Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision..

Obrogate :: Obrogate (v. t.) To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one..

Rule :: Rule (a.) That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket..

Rescind :: Rescind (v. t.) Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal; as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind a decree or a judgment..

Bill :: Bill (n.) A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law..

Corporate :: Corporate (a.) Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an association, and endowed by law with the rights and liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a corporate town..

Strength :: Strength (n.) That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument..

Legislate :: Legislate (v. i.) To make or enact a law or laws.

Ultra Vires :: Ultra vires () Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.

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