A statute empowering a person or body to take certain action, especially to make regulations, rules, or orders.
权力授予法
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Anti-wolf groups drew attention to Yellowstone's enabling act, highlighting the preserve as a public recreation area rather than a refuge for ‘dangerous’ beasts.
So, why not just bring in an enabling act and give him the powers of a dictator?
For example, hunting is prohibited throughout the park system unless provided for by a park area's enabling act or by subsequent legislation.
The original enabling act required leases to conduct commerce but none of these early entrepreneurs possessed such leases.
Definition of enabling act in US English:
enabling act
nounɪˈneɪb(ə)lɪŋ
A statute empowering a person or body to take certain action, especially to make regulations, rules, or orders.
权力授予法
Example sentencesExamples
For example, hunting is prohibited throughout the park system unless provided for by a park area's enabling act or by subsequent legislation.
Anti-wolf groups drew attention to Yellowstone's enabling act, highlighting the preserve as a public recreation area rather than a refuge for ‘dangerous’ beasts.
The original enabling act required leases to conduct commerce but none of these early entrepreneurs possessed such leases.
So, why not just bring in an enabling act and give him the powers of a dictator?