codifies
Puts into law
Codifies means arranges into a systematic code or collection.
Laws are codified when scattered rules get organized into a coherent body: The new legislation codifies existing regulations on data privacy.
More broadly, to codify is to make something official or standardized that was previously informal or unwritten: The handbook codifies workplace expectations that had been passed down by word of mouth.
Makes uniform or consistent
- formalizesMakes systematic or official
- organizesPuts into systematic order
- structuresOrganized physical constructions
- categorizesSorts into groups
classifies · arranges · regulates · consolidates · synthesizes · coordinates · integrates · rationalizes
Formally enacted laws
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- enactmentPassing into law
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
amendments · ordinances · bylaws · charter · provisions · laws · decrees · mandates
States exact meaning
- articulatesExpresses in words
- specifiesStates precisely and explicitly
- delineatesDescribes or portrays precisely
- explicatesAnalyzes and interprets thoroughly
spells out · sets forth · stipulates · formulates · expresses · crystallizes · encapsulates · distills
Stored data or albums
- archivesStored historical documents
- transcribesConverts to written form
- catalogsComprehensive itemized lists
- compilesGathers and arranges material
registers · indexes · logs · chronicles · manuals · handbooks · specifications · blueprints
standardizes
Makes uniform or consistent
- formalizesMakes systematic or official
- organizesPuts into systematic order
- structuresOrganized physical constructions
categorizes · classifies · arranges · regulates · consolidates · synthesizes · coordinates · integrates · rationalizes · tabulates
statutes
Formally enacted laws
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
- enactmentPassing into law
constitution · amendments · ordinances · bylaws · charter · provisions · laws · decrees · mandates · acts
defines
States exact meaning
- articulatesExpresses in words
- specifiesStates precisely and explicitly
- delineatesDescribes or portrays precisely
explicates · spells out · sets forth · stipulates · formulates · expresses · crystallizes · encapsulates · distills · pinpoints
records
Stored data or albums
- archivesStored historical documents
- transcribesConverts to written form
- catalogsComprehensive itemized lists
compiles · registers · indexes · logs · chronicles · manuals · handbooks · specifications · blueprints · schemas
- codified lawsFormally recorded legal rules