Meaning of LEGISLATION
| Pronunciation: | | `lejis'leyshun
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- [n] the act of making or enacting laws
- [n] law enacted by a legislative body
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| | Synonyms: | | lawmaking, legislating, statute law |
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| | See Also: | | civil law, criminalisation, criminalization, decriminalisation, decriminalization, enabling legislation, enactment, federal job safety law, governance, governing, government, government activity, occupational safety and health act, passage, statute book | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Leg`is*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
l['e]gislation, L. legis latio. See {Legislator}.]
The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws;
the laws enacted.
Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy.
--Lyttelton.
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| | Definition: | | The act of giving or enacting laws; the power to make laws via legislation in contrast to court-made laws. |
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| | Related Terms: | | act, authorization, bill, bylaw, canon, concurrent resolution, constitution, decree, dictate, dictation, edict, enaction, enactment, form, formality, formula, formulary, institution, joint resolution, jus, law, lawmaking, legalization, legislature, legitimatization, lex, measure, ordinance, ordonnance, passage, passing, prescript, prescription, regulation, resolution, rubric, rule, ruling, sanction, standing order, statute, validation |
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