legislation
The act of legislatingThe act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
» The proposed legislation runs roughshod over at least three amendments to the constitution.
Запропоноване законодавство грубо порушує якнайменше три поправки до конституції. — shanghainese
darinmex · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
pass legislation
There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.
Gesetzgebung
законода́тельствоzakonodátelʹstvo
законода́вствоzakonodávstvo
the act of making or enacting laws
(uncountable, usually)A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.
Gesetz
зако́нzakón
зако́нzakón
law enacted by a legislative body
Examples
25 sentencesThe proposed legislation runs roughshod over at least three amendments to the constitution.
Запропоноване законодавство грубо порушує якнайменше три поправки до конституції. — shanghainese
We have to pass this legislation.
The government has the power of legislation.
The legislation doesn't protect me in this case.
Existing legislation does not take diversity of races into account.
ruДействующее законодательство не принимает в расчет расовое многообразие. — sharptoothed
deDie bestehende Gesetzgebung berücksichtigt die ethnische Vielfalt nicht. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
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Origin
From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: legislations| Singular | legislation |
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uncountable
Synonyms
3 synonyms- the act of making or enacting laws:legislatinglawmaking
- law enacted by a legislative body:statute law
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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