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