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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
enshrine .
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Examples
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This name enshrines the duty of commemoration -- ay! and the duty of expectation.
Expositions of Holy Scripture Alexander Maclaren 1868
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Schoettler writes that the amendment "enshrines" in the state's constitution "a ban on critical medical choices for women, couples and our society" and creates a "whole new category of 'persons' with special rights, even though its object is not a person or even a fetus"
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But it also enshrines caste-based affirmative action for Dalits, known in legal terms as "scheduled castes," and for indigenous forest-dwellers, known as "scheduled tribes."
For India's Lowest Castes, Path Forward Is 'Backward' Geeta Anand 2011
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We have the right to enjoyable, enriching things that do more than simply keep our hearts beating: the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enshrines the right to education (Art. 13) the right to take part in cultural life (Art. 15) and the freedom indispensable for scientific research and creative activity (Art. 15).
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"It enshrines far-right ideology and makes a mockery of congressional authority."
House Split on Proposed Balanced-Budget Amendment Naftali Bendavid 2011
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India may have a constitution that enshrines the freedom of expression as a "fundamental right," but this freedom comes with legal caveats.
India's Authoritarian Lapse Salil Tripathi 2011
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Madison's First Amendment enshrines disdain for an official religion.
Harvey Wasserman: The Tea Party/GOP Would Hate Our Actual Founders Harvey Wasserman 2010
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The document also enshrines freedom of speech, media and peaceful assembly.
Libya Rebels Build Parallel State Charles Levinson 2011
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Madison's First Amendment enshrines disdain for an official religion.
Harvey Wasserman: The Tea Party/GOP Would Hate Our Actual Founders Harvey Wasserman 2010
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This is clear from the constitution, which enshrines the church's legal right to "teach which principles are right and which are wrong".
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