sign into law

: a motion or gesture by which a thought is expressed or a command or wish made known

: signal

: a fundamental linguistic unit that designates an object or relation or has a purely syntactic function

: cross

: to place a sign on or mark by signs

: to represent or indicate by a sign

: a binding custom or practice of a community : a rule of conduct or action prescribed (see prescribe 1a) or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority

: the whole body of such customs, practices, or rules

: common law

: litigate

: to sue or prosecute at law