legislation

[lej-is-ley-shuh n]

noun

the act of making or enacting laws.
a law or a body of laws enacted.

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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Related Words for legislations

statute, charter, constitution, bill, act, regulation, ruling, measure, enactment, prescription, codification, lawmaking

Examples from the Web for legislations

Historical Examples of legislations

This utility is the principle of all human virtues, and the foundation of all legislations.
Diderot and the Encyclopdists
John Morley
That is the history of all religions; that is the effect of all the divine inspirations and legislations.
God and the State
Mikhail Aleksandrovich Bakunin
The two legislations ought to be completely independent, and yet mutually complementary.
The Aesthetical Essays
Friedrich Schiller
An apparently strong point has been made against any connexion between the legislations on the score of philology.
The Relations between the Laws of Babylonia and the Laws of the Hebrew Peoples
C. H. W. Johns

British Dictionary definitions for legislations

legislation

noun

the act or process of making laws; enactment
the laws so made

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Word Origin and History for legislations

legislation

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