enabling act

English

Noun

enabling act (plural enabling acts)

1. (politics) Legislation piece enacted by a legislative body that authorizes a dependent entity to exercise specific powers or undertake certain actions.

Hyponyms

• act

Translations

law authorizing a dependent entity to take certain actions

• Dutch: machtigingswet m or f
• Esperanto: plenpoviga leĝo
• German: Ermächtigungsgesetz n
• Spanish: ley habilitante f
• West Frisian: machtigingswet c