legislation

[ lej-is-ley-shuhn ]

noun

1. the act of making or enacting laws.
2. a law or a body of laws enacted.

legislation

/ ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of making laws; enactment
2. the laws so made

Other Words From

• subleg·is·lation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of legislation¹

1645–55; < Late Latin lēgislātiōn- (stem of lēgislātiō ), equivalent to Latin phrase lēgis lātiō the bringing (i.e., proposing) of a law, equivalent to lēgis (genitive of lēx law) + lātiō a bringing; relation

Example Sentences

Under the Conservative government, in June last year the Department for Transport set out plans to give the CAA "stronger enforcement powers", but no legislation on the issue was introduced to Parliament.

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The court ruled this part of the act was incompatible with human rights' legislation and the Windsor Framework.

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Gray said there had been no decisions yet as to how the final bill would be formulated as he sought support to pass the legislation.

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The legislation aims to centralise adult social care currently delivered by local authorities into a single body accountable to the Scottish government.

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The health secretary stressed that part one of the legislation - which sets up the national oversight body - had not been dropped.

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Related Words

• act
• bill
• charter
• constitution
• measure
• regulation
• ruling
• statute