Synonyms and antonyms of Creating, amending and abolishing laws in British Thesaurus

abolish (verb)

to officially get rid of a law, system, practice etc

abrogate (verb)

very formal to officially get rid of a law or political arrangement, often without the agreement of the other people, groups etc involved

amend (verb)

to make changes to a document, law, agreement etc, especially in order to improve it

amendment (noun)

a change made to a law or agreement

amendment (noun)

the process of changing a law or agreement

backdate (verb)

to make a rule or law start to be effective from a date in the past

bring in ()

to introduce a new law or system

codify (verb)

to make something part of an organized system, especially an official system of laws

come in ()

if something such as a law or practice comes in, it starts to be used or done

come into effect ()

if a new rule or law comes into effect, it starts to be used

criminalize (verb)

to make an activity illegal by making a new law

decriminalise ()

a British spelling of decriminalize

decriminalize (verb)

to change the law so that something that was illegal becomes legal

deregulate (verb)

to take away the rules that control something such as an industry

deregulation (noun)

the process of taking away the rules that control something such as an industry

ease (verb)

to make a rule or punishment less severe

enact (verb)

to make a proposal into a law

first reading (noun)

the first time that a parliament considers a proposal for a new law

frame (verb)

to develop or make up something such as a plan or law

get through ()

to have a new law accepted by a parliament

get through ()

if a law gets through, it is accepted by a parliament

go through ()

if a law goes through, or if it goes through a law-making institution, it is officially approved

grandfather (verb)

American to arrange for someone or something not to be subject to a new law or regulation that applies to everyone or everything else

grandfather clause (noun)

American an exception that allows an old rule to continue to apply to some existing groups or situations, when a new rule will apply to all future groups or situations

harmonise ()

a British spelling of harmonize

harmonization (noun)

the act or practice of making laws or policies similar to those of a different country or organization

harmonize (verb)

to make laws or policies similar to those of a different country, organization etc

impose (verb)

to introduce something such as a new law or new system, and force people to accept it

in effect ()

if a law or rule is in effect, it is operating

initiative (noun)

legalAmerican a process by which people can suggest a new law by signing a petition

insert (verb)

to add something to a legal agreement or an official document

invoke (verb)

formal to use a law or rule in order to achieve something

legalise ()

a British spelling of legalize

legalize (verb)

to make something legal by creating a new law

legislate (verb)

to create a new law and have it officially accepted

legislator (noun)

someone who has the power and authority to create new laws

legitimize (verb)

to make something legal

liberalise ()

a British spelling of liberalize

liberalize (verb)

to make laws or rules less strict so that people have more freedom

lift (verb)

to officially end a rule or law that stopped someone from doing something

mandate (verb)

mainly American to give an official order or make a law stating that something must be done

nullify (verb)

legal to make something lose its legal effect

outlaw (verb)

to make something illegal

pass (verb)

to make a law, proposal etc become official, usually by voting to accept it

pass (verb)

if a law, proposal etc passes, or passes a particular law-making body, it becomes official as the result of a vote

passage (noun)

the process by which a bill is discussed in a parliament and becomes law

pilot (verb)

mainly journalism to make sure that something such as a new law is introduced or accepted

push through ()

to succeed in getting a law, agreement etc accepted quickly although a lot of people oppose it

reading (noun)

one of three occasions when a bill (=new law) is read to Parliament in the UK and discussed before it can become law

relax (verb)

to make rules, controls, conditions etc less strict

relaxation (noun)

the process of making rules, controls, conditions etc more relaxed

repeal (verb)

to state officially that a law no longer has legal authority and has ended

rescind (verb)

formal to state officially that something such as a law or an agreement has ended and no longer has legal authority

rescission (noun)

the act of revoking something such as a contract

restore (verb)

to start using something such as a law or custom again

revise (verb)

to change, improve, or make additions to something such as a book, law, or piece of writing

revoke (verb)

to officially say that something is no longer legal, for example a law or a document

rewrite (verb)

to make changes to something such as a computer program

strengthen (verb)

to make a law or punishment stronger

strike down ()

if a judge or court strikes down a law, they officially end it

take effect ()

if a new rule or law takes effect, it starts to be used

void (verb)

legal to make something no longer legal or effective

washup (noun)

the period during the last few days of a parliament when the government tries to get officially accepted as many of its proposals for new laws as possible