The bill's statement that conspiracy is a traditional war crime, does not, by legislative fiat, make it so.

You can do it yourself without compelling by legislative fiat others to contribute to your cause.

"This is taking away by legislative fiat from the states what they have done for 200 years."

"The adult programs are, by design and by legislative fiat, more punitive," he said.

It is the first regional government entity imposed upon an urban area by legislative fiat.

No change should be made by legislative fiat.

Some in the Council now believe that they have a right to change the voter-determined rules by legislative fiat.

The bill is notorious as an attempt to establish scientific truth by legislative fiat.

The new regime was soon to discover that changes don't easily come about by legislative fiat.

But this assumes that gain may be generated by legislative fiat.