Dictionary Entry
legislation
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (5.8)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
In a Sentence
“The article includes legislation to support a careful argument.”
Published Usage Examples
“The intention in the final constitution should be to introduce a framework whereby the judicial determination of the pre-eminence of national legislation is replaced by the requirement that the provinces themselves through the Senate conclusively establish the desirability of the relevant national legislation*.”
“That the abolition of slavery is within the sphere of legislation, I argue, _secondly_, from the fact, that _slavery as a legal system, is the creature of legislation_.”
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Origin
From Latin 'lex' (law) and 'latus' (carried, brought).
Common Phrases
Poetry examples for “legislation”
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