unlegislate

Definitions

To undo or annul legislation.

ambitransitive

Examples

“[…] legislated it into being, and having done that, I do not know⟳ how to unlegislate it. People talk⟳ about doing away with some of this legislation. The time is 25 years past when we could have⟳ done away with much of the labor legislation.”

“Those who enjoyed that posture are now somewhat concerned that we might go the other route, maybe unlegislate by regulation which I think⟳ is not too bad.”

“"Let's unlegislate this. Let's let⟳ a woman do what she wants to with her own⟳ body."”

“Our governments are top-heavy; bureaucracies, laws, and tax codes are easier to legislate than to "unlegislate"; money is easier to spend⟳ than to collect⟳; corruption, cronyism, even nepotism, is more a rule⟳ than an exception.”

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