Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To organize or arrange systematically, especially in writing.
  • transitive verb To establish or express in a conventional form or standard formulation.
  • transitive verb To turn (a common law requirement or practice) into law.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To reduce to a code or digest, as laws.
  • To arrange or systematize in general; make an orderly collection or compendium of; epitomize.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To reduce to a code, as laws.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To reduce to a code, to arrange into a code.
  • verb To collect and arrange in a systematic form.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb organize into a code or system, such as a body of law

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Examples

  • Why was the Executive Order at all necessary if all it did was "codify" existing law?

    Rebecca Sive: Health Care Reform: Second Trimester 2010

  • Sure, I'll support you when you tell me it's a good idea to (only) "codify" in an Executive Order something, (The Hyde Amendment), which, by any measure, has been horrible for women for over two generations (The Speaker and her pro-choice Member leaders).

    Rebecca Sive: Health Care Reform: Second Trimester 2010

  • Why was the Executive Order at all necessary if all it did was "codify" existing law?

    Rebecca Sive: Health Care Reform: Second Trimester 2010

  • Mr. President: A word to the wise, even if it becomes clear you've gone back on your staff's statements that your Stupak-evil Order doesn't do anything more than "codify" existing law.

    Rebecca Sive: Health Care Reform: Second Trimester 2010

  • Mr. President: A word to the wise, even if it becomes clear you've gone back on your staff's statements that your Stupak-evil Order doesn't do anything more than "codify" existing law.

    Rebecca Sive: Health Care Reform: Second Trimester 2010

  • Sure, I'll support you when you tell me it's a good idea to (only) "codify" in an Executive Order something, (The Hyde Amendment), which, by any measure, has been horrible for women for over two generations (The Speaker and her pro-choice Member leaders).

    Rebecca Sive: Health Care Reform: Second Trimester 2010

  • I ask you dear citizens should we also "codify" that the detainees at Camp Xray can also be children as recently reported in the news?

    Balkinization 2004

  • Nash said he does not want to lower the limit, but wants to "codify" the procedures to prevent criticism and add clarity.

    CourierPostOnline.com - News 2010

  • Senator Dianne Feinstein has apparently decided that Obama's executive order is not secure as policy, and declared she will go forward with legislation to "codify" the change to the Army Field Manual, making it less likely it can be overturned by further executive actions.

    American Torture 2009

  • But he said his proposal will "codify" that language.

    theleafchronicle.com - Local News 2009

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