Sentence examples for enacted a general from inspiring English sources

Congress has not enacted a general civil aiding and abetting tort liability statute, but has instead taken a statute-by-statute approach to such liability.

More to the point, Congress has not enacted a general civil aiding and abetting statute—either for suits by the Government (when the Government sues for civil penalties or injunctive relief) or for suits by private parties.

In 1898, the Congress enacted a general removal of Section 3's limitation.

The first country to enact a general income tax was Great Britain, in 1799.

It's one thing for Congress to enact a general industry tax or fee to take care of a once-unforeseen problem, quite another to go after individuals or corporations.

His resentment fed his discontent with official policies of tolerance; from 302 on, he probably urged Diocletian to enact a general law against the Christians.

But on Monday, the president of the Association of Flight Attendants, Sara Nelson, advocated for private sector workers to enact a general strike in solidarity with those unable to protest in the public sector.

In this respect, the US's approach of enacting a general research law to set principles, and regulating the details on the basis of rules which can be changed more easily, was better.

A decade ago, Attorney General Janet Reno enacted a policy to give federal prosecutors more discretion over how their cases should be handled by allowing for an "individualized assessment" of the facts and circumstances of the case.

The state did so by creating new rules outside the legislative process: New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman enacted a new disclosure regime through his office's regulatory power.

Last year, Kansas enacted a law removing abortion coverage from health insurance plans in general.