вступить в законную силу

• ВХОДИТЬ/ВОЙТИ В СИЛУ

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1. Also: ВСТУПАТЬ/ВСТУПИТЬ В (ЗАКОННУЮ) СИЛУ [subj: закон, постановление, приговор etc]

⇒ to become legal, effective:

- X вступил в силу{{}}≈ X took <went into> effect;

- X went (came) into force;

- [in limited contexts] X became law.

     ♦ Довольно много людей было отправлено в Бабий Яр за голубей. Дело в том, что приказ [уничтожить всех голубей] вступил в силу буквально на следующий день, не все успели даже прочесть его в газете (Кузнецов 1). Quite a few people were sent to Babi Yar because of their pigeons. This was because the order [to destroy all pigeons] went into effect on the very next day, and many people did not even get to see it in the newspaper (1a).

2. [subj: human]

⇒ to assume an influential position or fortify one's position (in society, the workplace, a political movement etc):

- X вошёл в силу{{}}≈ X gained power (influence);

- X established himself;

- X came into his own.

     ♦ Мольер и Люлли - композитор, входивший всё больше в славу и силу при дворе, - получили приказ сочинить смешную комедию с музыкой для шамборских празднеств... (Булгаков 5). Moliere and Lully, who was steadily gaining fame and influence at Court, were commanded to compose an amusing comedy set to music for the Chambord entertainments... (5a).

♦ To самое Женевское озеро разделяло их [Ленина и Инессу], только оно, еще незнакомых, когда он, входя в силу, принимал делегатов Н-го съезда... (Солженицын 5). Lake Geneva again, nothing more, had been between them [Lenin and Inessa], before they had known each other, when he was beginning to come into his own, receiving delegates to the Second Congress... (5a).

3. obs [subj: human or concr]

⇒ (of a person recovering from an illness, or of growing bushes, trees etc, particularly those bearing fruit) to become robust, gain vitality:

- X вошёл в силу{{}}≈ [of a person] X regained (got back) his strength;

- X was on the mend (on the upswing);

- [of a bush, tree etc] X got big (became lush etc).