come into force
Become legally binding
To come into force is to become legally effective or operative.
Laws, regulations, treaties, and contracts come into force on a specified date: The new tax rules come into force next January.
Also expressed as *come into effect* or *take effect*.
The opposite is to lapse or expire.
- take effectBecome active or operative
- signMark conveying information
- enactmentPassing into law
- activateCause to function
- effectiveProducing intended results
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