Look up: legislation

1. legislation
   [Noun] The process of making laws. A group of laws.
   Example: The government is bringing in new legislation to help pensioners keep their homes.
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2. Legislation
   A law or laws made by a government.
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3. legislation
   [n] - law enacted by a legislative body 2. [n] - the act of making or enacting laws
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4. legislation
   L series of the Official Journal of the European Communities Category: Management in the public and private sector
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5. Legislation
   Leg`is·la'tion (-lā'shŭn) noun [ Confer French législation , Latin legis latio . See Legislator .] The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted. « Pythagoras joined legislation...
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6. legislation
   The enactment of laws and ordinances and their regulation by official organs of a nation, state, or other legislative organization. It refers also to health-related laws and regulations in general or for which there is no specific heading. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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7. legislation
   statute law noun law enacted by a legislative body
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8. legislation
   legislating noun the act of making or enacting laws
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9. Legislation
   • (n.) The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
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10. legislation
    legislation 1. The action of making or giving laws; the enactment of laws, lawgiving; an instance of this. 2. The enactments of a legislator or legislature; the whole body of enacted laws.
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11. Legislation
    Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body, or the process of making it. (Another source of law is judge-made law or case law.) Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, and may be broadly referred to as "legislation" while it remains u...
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