enshrine
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Investigative grand juries cannot return indictments against defendants, but they are often used to enshrine evidence and subpoena witnesses for a future criminal proceeding.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
The South Americans have moved to quickly enshrine it in their legislation, in an apparent bid to pressure Brussels to follow suit.
From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026
Washington should pressure Mr. al-Sharaa not only to enshrine equal rights for all communities in the constitution, but to guarantee meaningful representation in parliament, the cabinet and senior state institutions.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
Last year, California voters overwhelming passed a ballot measure to enshrine the right to same-sex marriage into the state Constitution.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025
Working as a lawyer in South Africa meant operating under a debased system of justice, a code of law that did not enshrine equality but its opposite.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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Martin Scorsese on Cinema
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