legislate against

legislate against something

to prohibit something; to pass a law against something. You can't just legislate against something. You have to explain to people why they shouldn't do it. The Congress has just legislated against insolvent banks.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Carlo	KAHR-lo	Italian
Nanna (1)	NAN-nah (Danish), NAHN-nah (Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic)	Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Lakeisha	lə-KEE-shə	African American
Telesphoros	-	Ancient Greek
Iva (1)	-	Bulgarian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian
Alesia	-	English