legislation

Meaning

1. (uncountable, usually) The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
2. (uncountable, usually) A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

Synonyms

law

enactment

lawmaking

legislating

statute law

laws

act

authorization

legitimization

regulation

rule

statute

statutory law

validity

constitution

civil law

legalization

legalize

legal system

bill

acts

penal law

promulgation

public law

law-making

deed

edict

decrees

establishment

jurisprudence

decree

Translations

législation

legislazione

legislación

Gesetzgebung

legislação

νομοθεσία

wetgeving

loi

legislació

lei

Gesetz

wet

تشريع

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪsˈleɪʃən/

Etymology

From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.