Legislating

verb

verb ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    the act of making or enacting laws wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of legislate form-of, gerund, participle, present

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lawmakinglegislationlegislation

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"Governments should not be in the business of legislating morality."

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