enabling act

Noun

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

Hyponyms

 * act

Translations

 * Dutch: machtigingswet
 * Esperanto: plenpoviga leĝo
 * German: Ermächtigungsgesetz
 * Spanish: ley habilitante
 * West Frisian: machtigingswet