'Legislation' definitions:
Definition of 'legislation'
(from WordNet)
noun
Law enacted by a legislative body [syn: legislation, statute law]
noun
The act of making or enacting laws [syn: legislation, legislating, lawmaking]
Definition of 'Legislation'
From: GCIDE
- Legislation \Leg`is*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. l['e]gislation, L. legis latio. See Legislator.] The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted. [1913 Webster]
- Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy. --Lyttelton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'legislation'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- act,
- authorization,
- bill,
- bylaw,
- canon,
- concurrent resolution,
- constitution,
- decree,
- dictate,
- dictation,
- edict,
- enaction,
- enactment,
- form,
- formality,
- formula,
- formulary,
- institution,
- joint resolution,
- jus,
- law,
- lawmaking,
- legalization,
- legislature,
- legitimatization,
- lex,
- measure,
- ordinance,
- ordonnance,
- passage,
- passing,
- prescript,
- prescription,
- regulation,
- resolution,
- rubric,
- rule,
- ruling,
- sanction,
- standing order,
- statute,
- validation