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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. See also: against legislate for something to pass a law that tries to make something happen. The candidate pledged to legislate for tax relief. We support your efforts to legislate for lower taxes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Thus, legislating against the use of corporal punishment, especially since there are so many more positive ways of raising children, is good public policy. These two sentences contradict each other, since legislating against rape, harassment, pornographic exploitation of children, and so on constitutes a legislation of morality. Compounding the problem of diminishing efficacy, governments and health organisations, internationally, are lobbying and legislating against the use of antibiotics in favor of non-chemical treatments. |
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