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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
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
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sub·leg·is·la·tion, noun
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legislation
1650s, from L.L. legislationem (nom. legislatio), from L. lex (gen. legis); see legal.
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