legislation | ||
1. | [ noun ] (law,civil law) law enacted by a legislative body | |
Synonyms: | statute_law | |
Related terms: | civil_law enabling_legislation occupational_safety_and_health_act antitrust_legislation statute_book Department_of_Justice unamended law | |
2. | [ noun ] (government) the act of legislating | |
Synonyms: | lawmaking legislating | |
Related terms: | government enactment criminalisation decriminalisation law | |
Similar spelling: |
legislating legislative legislate legislator legislatively legislature legislatorship lexicalization lexicalisation |