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.
See also: legislate

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Lavone-English (Rare)
Salena-English (Modern)
Cortney['kɔ:tni]
Elvira[el'vaiərə]
FelÍCia-Hungarian, Portuguese
Evelinae-ve-LEE-nah (Italian, Swedish)English, Italian, Swedish