Enactments - English meaning

noun

The action or fact of legally taking another's child and bringing it up as one's own, or the fact of being adopted.

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She placed a child for adoption when she was a teenager

noun

The act of taking another person's child legally into your family to raise as your own child

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[ c ] the agency handles about a hundred adoptions a year., the adoption of a different insurance c…

noun

The process of starting to use a new method, system, law, etc.

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The adoption of tougher credit standards by mortgage lenders is making it hard for borrowers to qua…

noun

A device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task.

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Electrical and gas appliances

noun

A device, machine, or piece of equipment, esp. an electrical one that is used in the home, such as a refrigerator or washing machine

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Electrical/home/household/kitchen appliances

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A device, machine, or piece of equipment, especially an electrical one that is used in the house, such as a cooker or washing machine

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There should be incentives for installing energy-efficient appliances., domestic/kitchen/household …

noun

A formal request to be considered for a position or to be allowed to do or have something, submitted to an authority, institution, or organization.

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An application for leave

noun

A particular use

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[ u ] a letter of application, [ c ] i’ve sent off applications for four different jobs.

noun

An official request for a job, a place on a course, etc., usually in writing

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An application for sth we received over 250 applications for the post., make/submit an application …

noun

The action of approving something.

Usage examples:

The road schemes have been given approval

adjective

Showing or feeling approval of someone or something.

Usage examples:

The wine drew approving comments from across the table

verb

Officially agree to or accept as satisfactory.

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The budget was approved by parliament

verb

Order (something) by decree.

Usage examples:

The president decreed that the military was to be streamlined

noun

An official order that has the force of law.

Usage examples:

The decree guaranteed freedom of assembly

verb

Present participle of decree

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They decreed an end to discrimination on grounds of age., [ + that ] after the earthquake, the gove…

noun

The action of endorsing someone or something.

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The issue of full independence received overwhelming endorsement

noun

The act of making a public statement of your support for something or someone

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[ u ] both candidates have been seeking the union’s endorsement., [ c ] some athletes get contracts…

noun

A statement made by someone in an advertisement, especially a well-known person, saying that they use and like a particular product

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The company is considering other marketing tactics like celebrity endorsement and using cartoon cha…

verb

Make or enact laws.

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They legislated against discrimination in the workplace

verb

Present participle of legislate

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They promised to legislate against cigarette advertising., it's hard to legislate for (= make a law…

verb

Make (someone) a priest or minister; confer holy orders on.

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He was ordained a minister before entering parliament

adjective

Going past.

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Passing cars

noun

The passage of something, especially time.

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With the passing of the years she had become a little eccentric

verb

Move or cause to move in a specified direction.

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He passed through towns and villages

noun

The action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement, making it officially valid.

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Ratification of the treaty raised problems in several member states

noun

The act of voting on a decision or signing a written agreement to make it official

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The european parliament's most vital responsibility is ratification of the eu budget., the union ha…

verb

Sign or give formal consent to (a treaty, contract, or agreement), making it officially valid.

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Both countries were due to ratify the treaty by the end of the year

verb

Present participle of ratify

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Many countries have now ratified the un convention on the rights of the child., the decision will h…

noun

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

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A range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse

verb

Give official permission or approval for (an action).

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The scheme was sanctioned by the court

noun

Approval or permission

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To be just, a government must have the sanction of the governed., trade/economic sanctions, the un …

verb

Give official permission or approval for (an action).

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The scheme was sanctioned by the court

noun

A threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule.

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A range of sanctions aimed at deterring insider abuse

noun

Official permission or approval for an action.

Usage examples:

He appealed to the bishop for his sanction

verb

Check or prove the validity or accuracy of.

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All analytical methods should be validated in respect of accuracy

verb

Present participle of validate

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The data is validated automatically by the computer after it has been entered., uk it is a one-year…

noun

The action of checking or proving the validity or accuracy of something.

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The technique requires validation in controlled trials

noun

The act or process of making something officially or legally acceptable or approved

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Parking is free with validation of your ticket by one of the outlets in the mall., the system enabl…

noun

Proof that something is correct

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He saw this result as validation of his theory., the court's ruling is a validation of the new fund…