legislation

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

French législation < Latin lēgislātiō (“‘the giving of the law’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Noun

legislation

  1. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
  2. Law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body

[edit] Translations

the act of legislating
law already enacted by legislature
  • German: Gesetz de(de) n.
  • Hungarian: please add this translation if you can
  • Italian: leggi it(it) f. pl.
  • Japanese:{{t+|ja|法律|ja|hōritsu|tr=ほうりつ, [[{{{2}}}#|{{{2}}}]] [[:{{{1}}}:{{{2}}}|{{{1}}}({{{1}}})]]
  • Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
  • Russian: закон ru(ru) (zakón) m.
  • Spanish: legislación es(es) f.
  • Swedish: please add this translation if you can
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