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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Now, Labour is introducing legislation that will give local officials more powers to regulate the schemes.
From BBC
Wales' health minister says he voted against a landmark to legalise medically assisted deaths because he was unhappy with the legislation's safeguards.
From BBC
Roughly half of councils were not collecting food waste weekly before the creation of the Simpler Recycling legislation, while some have had the collections in place for more than a decade.
From BBC
Proponents say the goals of the legislation are to make sure communities are prepared to quickly reunite animals with their owners and to bolster coordination among emergency responders.
From Los Angeles Times
After an emotional debate, the Senedd has given its consent for Westminster legislation that would allow terminally ill people to obtain a medically assisted death.
From BBC
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