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- legislate against
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 | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Acreman | | ['eikəmən] | |
| Evander (1) | | ee-VAN-dər (English), ə-VAN-dər (English) | Greek Mythology (Latinized), Roman Mythology |
| Akuchi | | - | Western African, Igbo |
| Anika (2) | | - | Indian, Hindi |
| Hazel | | ['heizl] | |
| Echo | | E-ko (English) | Greek Mythology |