legislation

[ lej-is-ley-shuh n ]

/ ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act of making or enacting laws.

a law or a body of laws enacted.

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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

Related formssub·leg·is·la·tion, noun

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According to the AP, as of October, there were only four people still alive who be affected by this legislation.
Nazis, Sunscreen, and Sea Gull Eggs: Congress in 2014 Was Hella Productive|Ben Jacobs|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The legislation strengthens and updates a previous version of the bill that expired in 2011.
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H.R. 83 is the kind of legislation known in Washington as a “CRomnibus.”
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The legislation also includes drug awareness education and drug return programs.
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That moment is beyond the reach of legislation, or of any punishment that arrives after the fact.
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They are discovering that they have been fighting a bugbear; also, that their legislation against the bugbear cannot legislate.
The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, Jan-Mar, 1890|Various
The courts of the Territory of Iowa were "legislative courts," that is, courts created by Congressional legislation.
History of the Constitutions of Iowa|Benjamin F. Shambaugh
It might amend money bills, might reject all legislation, and stop the machinery of government.
George Brown|John Lewis
Legislation for Ireland and the appointment of inspectors have likewise proved very beneficial in that country.
Chapters in the History of the Insane in the British Isles|Daniel Hack Tuke
I had much at heart the enactment of legislation for restraining the alienation of land and for the protection of tenants.
A Civil Servant in Burma|Herbert Thirkel White

British Dictionary definitions for legislation

legislation

/ (ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən) /

noun

the act or process of making laws; enactment

the laws so made

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Word Origin and History for legislation

legislation

1650s, from French législation, from Late Latin legislationem (nominative legislatio), properly two words, legis latio, "proposing (literally 'bearing') of a law;" see legislator.

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