Legiferate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Legiferate is a verb meaning (rare, chiefly Europe) To make law.
Meaning
(rare, chiefly Europe) To make law.
Example Sentences
[…] he who possesses power to legiferate a fortiori is entitled to interpret.
[…] logic simply cannot legiferate in ignorance of geometric covariance, because its very argumentation is mentally pictured in spacetime.
Subsidiarity in criminal law, in fact, can hardly cope with the European subsidiarity, because the latter deprives the EU organs of a general power to legiferate in this sensitive field […]
Word Forms
- legiferates
- legiferating
- legiferated
Synonyms for legiferate
Depending on context, synonyms include legislate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lawmake, legislate, co-legislate, colegislate, enact, lawyer.
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