legislation
Americannoun
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the act of making or enacting laws.
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a law or a body of laws enacted.
noun
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the act or process of making laws; enactment
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the laws so made
Other Word Forms
- sublegislation noun
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; relation
Example Sentences
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They are also concerned there is no specific domestic legislation regulating police use of LFR.
From BBC
Nandy insisted security services would not be exempt from the legislation but she told the BBC the challenge was also ensuring officers, who often held confidential information, could continue to do their jobs.
From BBC
The government hopes to introduce the legislation in the spring or summer, meaning it could coincide with the 10th anniversary of the Brexit referendum, which was held in June 2016.
From Barron's
He wants to see legislation about transparency around what kitchen people's food comes from and the parent company behind it.
From BBC
The government had originally insisted that as Hamilton was an independent adviser on the ministerial code he was not subject to freedom of information legislation.
From BBC
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