pass vi
1 a: to issue a decision, verdict, or opinion
the Supreme Court pass ed on a statute
b: to be legally issued
judgment pass ed by default
2: to go from the control, ownership, or possession of one person or group to that of another
title pass es to the buyer
vt
1: to omit a regularly scheduled declaration and payment of (a dividend)
2 a: to get the approval of
the bill pass ed the House
b: to give approval or legal sanction to
the House pass ed the bill
3: to transfer the right to or interest in
the sale pass es the title to the goods
4: to put in circulation
pass bad checks compare utter
5: to pronounce (as a sentence or judgment) judicially
the court pass ed a severe sentence
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.