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   Leg·is·la·tion

   /ˌlejəˈslāSHən/

   

   noun

   • 1. laws, considered collectively: "tax legislation" Similar law-makinglaw enactmentlaw formulationcodificationprescriptionratificationlawbody of lawsconstitutionrulesrulingsregulationsactsbillsstatutesenactmentschartersordinancesmeasurescanoncodejurisprudence

   Word Origin early 17th century (denoting the enactment of laws): from late Latin legis latio(n-), literally ‘proposing of a law’, from lex ‘law’ and latus ‘raised’ (past participle of tollere).

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