enabling: Meaning and Definition of

en•a•bling

Pronunciation: (en-ā'bling), [key]
— adj. Law.
  1. conferring new legal powers or capacities, esp. by removing a disability; having the right to license or regulate: an enabling act; enabling power.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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