legislation

leg·is·la·tion  (lj-slshn)

n.

1. The act or process of legislating; lawmaking.

2. A proposed or enacted law or group of laws.

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legislation [ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən]

n

1. (Law) the act or process of making laws; enactment

2. (Law) the laws so made

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	legislation - law enacted by a legislative body     statute law lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws enabling legislation - legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law federal job safety law, occupational safety and health act - a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment statute book - a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction Department of Justice, DoJ, Justice Department, Justice - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation unamended - (of legislation) not amended
	2.	legislation - the act of making or enacting laws lawmaking, legislating governing, government activity, government, governance, administration - the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government" criminalisation, criminalization - legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana" decriminalisation, decriminalization - legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal enactment, passage - the passing of a law by a legislative body legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying

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legislation

noun

1. law, act, ruling, rule, bill, measure, regulation, charter, statute legislation to protect women's rights

2. lawmaking, regulation, prescription, enactment, codification This can be put right through positive legislation.

Translations

legislation [ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃən] N (= law) → ley f; (= body of laws) → legislación f

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legislation [ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃ^ən] n (= body of laws) → législation f
a piece of legislation → un texte de loi
to introduce legislation to do sth → légiférer pour faire qch
They are encouraging the Government to introduce legislation to end this practice → Ils encouragent le gouvernement à légiférer pour mettre fin à cette pratique.

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legislation

n (= making laws) → Gesetzgebung f, → Legislatur f (geh); (= laws) → Gesetze pl

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legislation [ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃ/ən] n → legislazione f
a piece of legislation → una legge

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legislation [ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃ/ən] n → legislazione f
a piece of legislation → una legge

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legislation → تشريع legislativa lovgivning Gesetzgebung νομοθεσία legislación lainsäädäntö législation zakon legislazione 法律制定 법률 제정 wetgeving lovgivning ustawodawstwo legislação законодательство lagstiftning การออกกฏหมาย mevzuat văn bản luật 立法