legislation
[ lej-is-ley-shuhn ]
/ ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən /
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
OTHER WORDS FROM legislation
sub·leg·is·la·tion, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for legislation
An apparently strong point has been made against any connexion between the legislations on the score of philology.
That is the history of all religions; that is the effect of all the divine inspirations and legislations.
God and the State|Mikhail Aleksandrovich BakuninThis utility is the principle of all human virtues, and the foundation of all legislations.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists|John MorleyThe two legislations ought to be completely independent, and yet mutually complementary.
The Aesthetical Essays|Friedrich Schiller
British Dictionary definitions for legislation
legislation
/ (ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən) /
noun
the act or process of making laws; enactment
the laws so made
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