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Legislation

//ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws. uncountable, usually

    "pass legislation"

  2. 2
    the act of making or enacting laws wordnet
  3. 3
    A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body. uncountable, usually

    "The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]"

  4. 4
    law enacted by a legislative body wordnet

Etymology

From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.

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