legislation

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See also: législation and législâtion

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Hyphenation: le‧gis‧la‧tion
  • Rhymes: -eɪʃən

Noun

legislation (usually uncountable, plural legislations)

  1. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
    Synonym: lawmaking
    pass legislation
    There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.
  2. A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.
    • 2003, Ruben E. Agpalo, Statutory Construction, page 467:
      The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]
    • 2024 September 23, Soumya Karlamangla, “California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired”, in The New York Times‎:
      Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.

Hyponyms

  • (enacted laws): rooster (obsolete slang; legislation solely intended to benefit the legislators)

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