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).
