verb

effectuate

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Effectuate (verb) means to make something happen, or to put a plan or wish into action.

verb

To make something happen, or to put a plan or wish into action.

"A military draft derives from Congress’s power to raise armies; federal jury duty effectuates the Sixth Amendment right to a jury trial." — Charles Lane, Opinion: On vaccine mandates, the Supreme Court is doing a job Congress should have finished long ago (2022)

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