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

"Prince Andrew's titles can only be removed by an act of parliament – therefore this SNP motion is a way to pile pressure on the UK Labour government to bring forward that legislation immediately," he said.

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Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson confirmed the increase for the next two years, and promised legislation which would make it happen automatically every year after that.

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The Senate is due to consider legislation midweek that would allow members of the military and other federal workers to receive pay, though it's not clear that the effort has sufficient Democratic buy-in.

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Removing his other titles could also be carried out by legislation in Parliament.

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Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota has repeatedly introduced legislation that would abolish the Department of Education while keeping special education funding and enforcement, which would move to other departments.

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Related Words

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