legislation

[ lej-is-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of making or enacting laws.
2. a law or a body of laws enacted.

legislation

/ ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of making laws; enactment
2. the laws so made

Other Words From

• subleg·is·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of legislation¹

1645–55; < Late Latin lēgislātiōn- (stem of lēgislātiō ), equivalent to Latin phrase lēgis lātiō the bringing (i.e., proposing) of a law, equivalent to lēgis (genitive of lēx law) + lātiō a bringing; relation

Example Sentences

Or (horrors) he could reach out to congressional leaders in both parties to pursue bipartisan legislation.

From The Daily Beast

As long ago as the early 1970s, he had gone on to support most civil rights-related legislation.

From The Daily Beast

According to the AP, as of October, there were only four people still alive who be affected by this legislation.

From The Daily Beast

The legislation strengthens and updates a previous version of the bill that expired in 2011.

From The Daily Beast

We may never know the full amount that the Kochs or other outside spenders donate to advance anti-union legislation.

From The Daily Beast

The act, however, is a progressive piece of legislation and creates new conditions as the result of its own operation.

From Project Gutenberg

Hereditary legislation in the twentieth century and the most civilized country in the world!

From Project Gutenberg

Foot and mouth disease had for some time been rife in Great Britain and Ireland, and legislation became necessary.

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After this Act, and until the year 1888, no further general railway legislation of importance took place.

From Project Gutenberg

It is no part of the present essay to attempt to detail the particulars of a code of social legislation.

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Related Words

• act
• bill
• charter
• constitution
• measure
• regulation
• ruling
• statute