legislation

[ lej-is-ley-shuhn ]
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noun
  1. the act of making or enacting laws.

  2. a law or a body of laws enacted.

Origin of legislation

1
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; see relation

Other words from legislation

  • sub·leg·is·la·tion, noun

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How to use legislation in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for legislation

legislation

/ (ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən) /


noun
  1. the act or process of making laws; enactment

  2. the laws so made

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