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Legislation - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Legislation : (noun)
1: law enacted by a legislative body [syn: statute law]
2: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: legislating, lawmaking]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Legislation : \Leg`is*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
l['e]gislation, L. legis latio. See Legislator.]
The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws;
the laws enacted.
Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy.
--Lyttelton.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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