leg·is·la·tion

[lej-is-ley-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of making or enacting laws.
2.
a law or a body of laws enacted.

Origin:
1645–55; < Late Latin lēgislātiōn- (stem of lēgislātiō), equivalent to Latin phrase lēgis lātiō the bringing (i.e., proposing) of a law, equivalent to lēgis (genitive of lēx law) + lātiō a bringing; see relation

sub·leg·is·la·tion, noun
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legislation (ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  the act or process of making laws; enactment
2.  the laws so made

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Word Origin & History

legislation
1650s, from L.L. legislationem (nom. legislatio), from L. lex (gen. legis); see legal.
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Example sentences
Inevitably, any legislation providing government health insurance will have
  consequences in these areas, too.
While smaller colleges receive fewer government dollars, they still need to
  track relevant legislation.
They simply disagree on the contents of that legislation.
Nearly all of them were incorporated into the legislation.
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