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legislation.

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

11 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/Canada, General-American/ˌlɛd͡ʒəˈsleɪʃən/Canada, General-American[ˌlɛd͡ʒˈsleɪʃən]Canada, General-American/ˌled͡ʒɪˈslæɪʃən/Australia
  1. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

    uncountable · usually
    pass legislation
    There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.
  2. A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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

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