legislation
Americannoun
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the act of making or enacting laws.
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a law or a body of laws enacted.
noun
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the act or process of making laws; enactment
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the laws so made
Other Word Forms
- sublegislation noun
Etymology
Origin of legislation
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; relation
Example Sentences
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Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said he would introduce legislation to ban the practice, citing a post on X alleging that six insiders may have reaped $1.2 million in profit from suspicious trades.
From MarketWatch
Both Democrats said the legislation could hamstring innovation.
Under the 1973 War Powers Resolution — legislation meant to check presidential war-making authority — the president must notify Congress within 48 hours of initiating military action and seek approval if operations extend beyond 60 days.
From Salon
Many nations are moving to address the dangers of chatbots and image generators -- from misinformation to online abuse and copyright violations -- but few have enacted legislation.
From Barron's
Stopping such practices will be incredibly hard without legislation, Lambert of the Allen Institute said, which he posited could be a goal of Anthropic drawing attention to the matter.
From MarketWatch
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