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legislate

[lej-is-leyt] / ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪt /
VERB
make laws
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And that may well be a factor in the Scottish government saying they support the principles of this bill, but would rather legislate in the next parliament.

From BBC

The government has legislated that health insurers must make money.

From MarketWatch

The government insisted it would legislate to deliver on this pledge and would "set out further details in due course".

From BBC

"We will legislate to deliver on this and further details of the bill will be announced in due course."

From Barron's

The draft law does not legislate for a ban on Senedd politicians lying more generally, after a committee recommended that the existing regime of investigations by a parliamentary standards commissioner be strengthened instead.

From BBC