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
Kaitlin	KAYT-lin	English (Modern)
Kateri	-	History
Ghulam	-	Arabic, Urdu, Pashto
Clayton	['kleitn]
Georgene	jawr-JEEN, JAWR-jeen	English
Damien	-	French