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legislation |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: legislation n 1: a law enacted by a legislative body [syn: {statute law}] 2: the act of legislating [syn: {legislating}, {lawmaking}]
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