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
Carol	['kærəl]
Riad	-	Arabic
Iris	IE-ris (English), EE-ris (German, Dutch), EE-rees (Finnish, Spanish)	Greek Mythology, English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, French, Spanish
Emile	[ei'mi:l]
PlÍNio	-	Portuguese
Anat (2)	-	Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew