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legislates

  • present tense form
    of legislate (3rd person singular).
    legislate
    verb (used without object)
    to exercise the function of legislation; make or enact laws.

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First, it legislates more than mere time, place and manner restrictions.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2023

“When Congress legislates expenditures and puts in place tax policy that determines taxes, those are the crucial decisions Congress is making,” Yellen told the House Financial Services Committee on Thursday.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 1, 2021

The 2010 Equalities Act legislates for this kind of discrimination.

From BBC ● Jun. 21, 2018

The blueprint set during the 1994 offseason continues to serve as a model for how the league legislates on-field action.

From Slate ● Sep. 3, 2014

It legislates over subjects; and over those subjects which are within its power, its legislation is supreme, and necessarily overrules all inconsistent or repugnant State legislation.

From The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style by Daniel Webster