legislation

American  

[lej-is-lay-shuhn] / ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

• legislations
  plural

1. the act of making or enacting laws.

2. a law or a body of laws enacted.

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legislation British  

/ ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of making laws; enactment

2. the laws so made

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• sublegislation
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• legislations
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of legislation

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

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Explanation

Legislation is the act or process of making or enacting laws. Some people think there should be more legislation in the area of education and some people think there should be less — governments debate the matter periodically. The noun legislation refers to the actual law enacted by a legislative body at the national, state, or local level. There has been some very odd legislation over the years. In one state it was illegal to kiss on a train; in another, it was illegal to take a bath on Sunday. The sweeping legislation made radical changes to tax law, health care, and immigration law.

Example Sentences

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legislation legislations

Thames Valley Police force said it accepted that the "initial court's decision to issue warrants under the specific piece of legislation used was incorrect" before they searched the properties.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

This would need legislation to be brought forward, given that current laws do not cover the effect of a merger on streaming or on-demand programmes.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

Weeks after Hines began working on stablecoin legislation inside the White House, Nxum, which had only dabbled in crypto until that point, started pursuing business with Tether, the world’s largest stablecoin issuer.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026

The legislation paved the way for the creation of California’s nation-leading carbon market, cap-and-invest, which launched in 2013.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

Matters affecting the nation’s health have long been a most vital area in which legislation has been passed in the interest of serving the public good.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

“I made up my mind because I must not interfere with parliamentary discussion of key legislations because of my problems,” Terada said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2022

Rep. Pramila Jayapal still has the confidence of the various factions of her party, as well as the White House, to negotiate some passable legislations.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022

“Our draft legislations means that these companies will be punished heavily if they don’t meet that standard,” she added.

From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2021

Mr Edwards said: "Orr began to quote that the Health Regulations 2020 were only legislations and not law and that he only listened to common law."

From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2021

That there exist similarities between the legislations of the two nations even a superficial reading will show.

From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Frederick Carl Eiselen

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