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• v  organize into a code or system, such as a body of law
  Hammurabi codified the laws
• s  enacted by a legislative body
  codified written laws

• codify
• statute

News & Articles

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• Conservative Groups Press House GOP To Adopt Hastert Rule
  The informal guideline named for the former GOP speaker says no bill should pass without the support of the majority of the majority. The reason the groups want it codified is because House Speaker John Boehner has violated the rule several times in recent months.
  June 12, 2013 - NPR
• Pettit: A special moment for a special grandson
  AS I SAT there, patiently and quietly hearing names called, one by one, I couldn't imagine how in the world Pride ever remained listed among the seven deadly sins. Could be because that list was codified in the 6th century by Pope Gregory the Great.
  June 9, 2013 - Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Quotes

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• Marty Meehan in Guardian Unlimited
  There is no place in this country for discrimination, be it on the basis of race, creed or sexual orientation, and there is certainly no place for institutional discrimination codified in federal statute,Meehan said in a statement.
• Ayman al-Zawahri in The Age
  The United Nations is an enemy of Islam and Muslims: it is the one which codified and legitimized the setting up of the state of Israel and its taking over of the Muslims' lands,Zawahiri said.
• Chris Dodd in The News - International
  But in taking away their legal rights, the rights first codified in our country's constitution, we're taking away our own moral compass, as well,Dodd said.