sign (something) into law

sign (something) into law

To ratify a piece of legislation by putting one's signature onto it. The president has refused to sign into law any legislation that does not include funding for her controversial infrastructure plan. The governor has already indicated that he will sign the bill into law if it passes through the state senate.

See also: law, sign

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sign into

v.

1. To ratify some legislation by affixing a signature, seal, or other mark, so as to bring it into some state of existence: The president signed the bill into law.

2. To provide the necessary information to a computer for someone to be allowed access to some set of computer resources: I'll sign you into the website so you can read the whole article. I signed into my account on the website and checked my order status.

See also: sign

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