legislation

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/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/

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/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/ · /ˌlɛd͡ʒəˈsleɪʃən/ · [ˌlɛd͡ʒˈsleɪʃən] · /ˌled͡ʒɪˈslæɪʃən/ · /ˌled͡ʒəˈslæɪʃən/

Definition of legislation

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

(uncountable, usually)The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

“pass legislation”
“There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.”

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noun

(uncountable, usually)The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

“pass legislation”
“There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.”
(uncountable, usually)A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

“The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]”
“Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.”

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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

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