LEGISLATION

legislation, legislating, lawmaking

(noun) the act of making or enacting laws

legislation, statute law

(noun) law enacted by a legislative body

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

legislation (usually uncountable, plural legislations)

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.

Law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body

Hyponyms

• (enacted laws): rooster (obsolete slang; legislation solely intended to benefit the legislators)

Anagrams

• Agostinelli

Source: Wiktionary


Leg`is*la"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. législation, L. legis latio. See Legislator.]

Definition: The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted. Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy. Lyttelton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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