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[kod-uh-fahy, koh-duh-] / ˈkɒd əˌfaɪ, ˈkoʊ də- /


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The poor conditions were also the backdrop for a push in 1980 by the New Progressive Party governor at the time, Carlos Romero Barceló, to codify voting rights for prisoners.

From Salon May 6, 2026

“Because there is virtually no room for security or safety failures, we deeply understand these strict requirements and codify them into a set of policies for the agent.”

From Barron's Apr. 22, 2026

In a social media post on Wednesday, Trump said he would ask Congress to "codify" the plan and would discuss it further at the Davos World Economic Forum later this month.

From BBC Jan. 7, 2026

Lawmakers could also consider whether to codify the 2019 HRA rule or incorporate HRA-related tax incentives in a possible second budget reconciliation bill.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 12, 2025

He had tried to codify the evil uses of might by individuals, so that he might set bounds to them by the impersonal justice of the state.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

As warfare automation increases, its use is being guided more by battlefield objectives than by codified rules of engagement.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

Spokespeople say the deal is predicated on their agreement being codified into a bill within the next week.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

Within the past two years, authorities codified the fine print on fund management, payment and settlement, accounting, and taxation, among other essential pillars.

From Barron's Apr. 9, 2026

The justices could choose to focus on a 1952 law passed by Congress that codified birthright citizenship and not wade into the larger constitutional debate, said Stephen Yale-Loehr, an immigration law expert.

From BBC Apr. 1, 2026

He was the first to prove geometric theorems of the sort codified by Euclid three centuries later—for example, the proposition that the angles at the base of an isosceles triangle are equal.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

We need a provision intended for gender that ensures women are viewed as full and equal citizens, finally codifying the vision of equality activists have sought for over a century.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 1, 2026

“What is the problem of codifying in law that you’re not allowed to?” he said.

From MarketWatch Apr. 1, 2026

Stewart describes the platform as codifying best practices he’s relied on for decades — but at a scale and speed no individual agent could match.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 13, 2026

They also recalled little pushback when DHS formally banned chokeholds and other tactics in 2023; it was merely codifying the norm.

From Salon Jan. 14, 2026

Hence the special necessity in India of reducing the laws to the clearest and most explicit shape possible, or, in other words, for the codifying process in which he had played his part.

From The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. A Judge of the High Court of Justice by Stephen, Leslie, Sir




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