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 Word Forms

• sublegislation 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

The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the UK's landmark climate change legislation and replace it with a strategy for "cheap and reliable" energy.

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The government says it plans to pass legislation to permanently ban fracking for shale gas in England.

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More recent legislation has created provisions for cancelling or suspending a person's membership of the House of Lords, but only in certain circumstances such as when they have been convicted of a serious criminal offence.

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Labour sources say a timeline for the legislation will be set out in due course.

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Although it was also noted there was a downward trend for the sale of these products before the legislation was introduced and high rates of inflation could also have had an impact.

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Related Words

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