PASS

pass,vb.1. To pronounce or render an opinion, ruling, sentence, or judgment < the court refused to pass on the constitutional issue, deciding the case instead on procedural grounds>.2. To transfer or be transferred <the woman’s will passes title to the house to her nephew, much to her husband’s surprise> <title passed when the nephew received the deed>.3. To enact (a legislative bill or resolution); to adopt <Congress has debated whether to pass a balanced-budget amendment to the Constitution>. See ADOPTION(5).4. To approve or certify (something) as meeting specified requirements <the mechanic informed her that the car had passed inspection>.5. To publish, transfer, or circulate (a thing, often a forgery) <he was found guilty of passing counterfeit bills>.6. To forgo or proceed beyond <the case was passed on the court’s trial docket because the judge was presiding over a criminal trial>.7.ABSTAIN(1).

[Blacks Law 8th]