legislated

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legislated - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Legislate \Leg"is*late\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.
     p. Legislated (-l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.
     Legislating (-l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [See Legislator.]
     To make or enact a law or laws.
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           Solon, in legislating for the Athenians, had an idea of
           a more perfect constitution than he gave them. --Bp.
                                                    Watson (1805).
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