legislation
//ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən//
Forms
- Plural
- legislations
Definitions
1.The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
- There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.
2.A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.
Frequency
Overall
Uncommon· #2189
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Uncommon
- Academic
- Rare
- Literature
- Rare
Etymology
From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”).
Morphologically legislate + -ion.