legislation

Language

See also: législation and législâtion

English

Etymology

From Late Latin Category:English terms borrowed from Late Latin#LEGISLATION Category:English terms derived from Late Latin#LEGISLATION lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate +‎ -ionCategory:English terms suffixed with -ion#LEGISLATION.

Pronunciation

(General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/, /ˌlɛd͡ʒəˈsleɪʃən/, [ˌlɛd͡ʒˈsleɪʃən]Category:English 4-syllable words#LEGISLATIONCategory:English 4-syllable words#LEGISLATIONCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#LEGISLATION
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
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(General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˌled͡ʒɪˈslæɪʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#LEGISLATION Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#LEGISLATION
(New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˌled͡ʒəˈslæɪʃən/Category:English 4-syllable words#LEGISLATION Category:English terms with IPA pronunciation#LEGISLATION
Hyphenation: le‧gis‧la‧tion
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Category:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən#LEGISLATION Category:Rhymes:English/eɪʃən/4 syllables#LEGISLATION

Noun

legislation (usually uncountable, plural legislations)Category:English lemmas#LEGISLATION Category:English nouns#LEGISLATION Category:English uncountable nouns#LEGISLATION Category:English countable nouns#LEGISLATION Category:English entries with incorrect language header#LEGISLATION Category:Pages with entries#LEGISLATION Category:Pages with 1 entry#LEGISLATION

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
Synonym: lawmaking

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There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.Category:English terms with usage examples#LEGISLATION
A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.
- 2003, Ruben E. Agpalo, Statutory Construction, page 467:
  The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]
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- 2024 September 23, Soumya Karlamangla, “California Bans All Plastic Bags After Its First Effort Backfired”, in The New York Times‎:
  Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.
  Category:English terms with quotations#LEGISLATION

Hyponyms

(enacted laws): rooster (obsolete slang; legislation solely intended to benefit the legislators)

Derived terms

Translations

the act of legislating

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Arabic: تَشْرِيع (ar) m (tašrīʕ)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#LEGISLATION
Asturian: llexislación fCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#LEGISLATION
Azerbaijani: qanunvericilikCategory:Terms with Azerbaijani translations#LEGISLATION
Belarusian: заканада́ўства n (zakanadáwstva)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#LEGISLATION
Bulgarian: законода́телство n (zakonodátelstvo)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#LEGISLATION
Catalan: legislació fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#LEGISLATION
Cebuano: lehislasyonCategory:Terms with Cebuano translations#LEGISLATION
Chinese:
Mandarin: 立法 (zh) (lìfǎ)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#LEGISLATION
Czech: zákonodárství nCategory:Terms with Czech translations#LEGISLATION
Dutch: wetgeving (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#LEGISLATION, legislatie (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#LEGISLATION
Finnish: lainsäädäntö (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#LEGISLATION
French: législation (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#LEGISLATION
Galician: lexislación (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#LEGISLATION
Georgian: კანონმდებლობა (ḳanonmdebloba)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#LEGISLATION
German: Gesetzgebung (de) fCategory:Terms with German translations#LEGISLATION
Greek: νομοθεσία (el) f (nomothesía)Category:Terms with Greek translations#LEGISLATION
Ancient Greek: νομοθεσία f (nomothesía)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#LEGISLATION
Hungarian: törvényhozás (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#LEGISLATION
Indonesian: legislasi (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#LEGISLATION, penyusunan (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#LEGISLATION, pembentukan (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#LEGISLATION
Irish: reachtaíocht fCategory:Terms with Irish translations#LEGISLATION
Italian: legislazione (it) fCategory:Terms with Italian translations#LEGISLATION
Japanese: 法制化 (ほうせいか, hōseika)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#LEGISLATION, 法制 (ja) (ほうせい, hōsei)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#LEGISLATION, 立法 (ja) (りっぽう, rippō)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#LEGISLATION
Korean: 입법(立法) (ko) (ipbeop)Category:Terms with Korean translations#LEGISLATION, 립법(立法) (ko) (ripbeop)Category:Terms with Korean translations#LEGISLATION (North Korea)
Latin: lēgislātiō fCategory:Terms with Latin translations#LEGISLATION
Macedonian: законодавство c (zakonodavstvo)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#LEGISLATION
Malay: penggubalanCategory:Terms with Malay translations#LEGISLATION
Maltese: leġiżlazzjoni fCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#LEGISLATION
Māori: whakaturetangaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#LEGISLATION
Norman: législâtion fCategory:Terms with Norman translations#LEGISLATION
Norwegian:
Bokmål: lovgivning m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#LEGISLATION
Persian:
Iranian Persian: قانون‌گُذاری (ġânun-gozâri)Category:Terms with Iranian Persian translations#LEGISLATION Category:Terms with Persian translations#LEGISLATION
Polish: prawodawstwo nCategory:Terms with Polish translations#LEGISLATION, ustawodawstwo (pl) nCategory:Terms with Polish translations#LEGISLATION, legislacja (pl) fCategory:Terms with Polish translations#LEGISLATION
Portuguese: legislação (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#LEGISLATION
Russian: законода́тельство (ru) n (zakonodátelʹstvo)Category:Terms with Russian translations#LEGISLATION
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: законода́вство nCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#LEGISLATION

Latin: zakonodávstvo (sh) nCategory:Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations#LEGISLATION
Slovak: zákonodarstvo nCategory:Terms with Slovak translations#LEGISLATION
Slovene: zakonodaja fCategory:Terms with Slovene translations#LEGISLATION
Spanish: legislación (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#LEGISLATION
Swedish: lagstiftning (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#LEGISLATION
Turkish: yasama (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#LEGISLATION, kanun (tr)Category:Terms with Turkish translations#LEGISLATION
Ukrainian: законода́вство n (zakonodávstvo)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#LEGISLATION
Vietnamese: lập pháp (vi)Category:Terms with Vietnamese translations#LEGISLATION

law already enacted by legislature

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Arabic: شَرِيعَة (ar) f (šarīʕa)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#LEGISLATION, قَانُون (ar) m (qānūn)Category:Terms with Arabic translations#LEGISLATION
Asturian: llexislación fCategory:Terms with Asturian translations#LEGISLATION
Belarusian: зако́н m (zakón)Category:Terms with Belarusian translations#LEGISLATION
Cebuano: lehislasyonCategory:Terms with Cebuano translations#LEGISLATION
Chinese:
Mandarin: 立法 (zh) (lìfǎ)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#LEGISLATION, 法規 / 法规 (zh) (fǎguī)Category:Terms with Mandarin translations#LEGISLATION
Czech: please add this translation if you canCategory:Requests for translations into Czech#LEGISLATION
Dutch: wet (nl) fCategory:Terms with Dutch translations#LEGISLATION
Finnish: lainsäädäntö (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#LEGISLATION
French: loi (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#LEGISLATION
Galician: lexislación (gl) fCategory:Terms with Galician translations#LEGISLATION
Georgian: კანონი (ḳanoni)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#LEGISLATION
German: Gesetz (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#LEGISLATION
Greek:
Ancient Greek: νομοθέτημα n (nomothétēma)Category:Terms with Ancient Greek translations#LEGISLATION
Hungarian: becikkelyezett törvényCategory:Terms with Hungarian translations#LEGISLATION
Indonesian: undang-undang (id)Category:Terms with Indonesian translations#LEGISLATION
Irish: reachtaíocht fCategory:Terms with Irish translations#LEGISLATION
Italian: leggi (it) f plCategory:Terms with Italian translations#LEGISLATION
Japanese: 法律 (ja) (ほうりつ, hōritsu)Category:Terms with Japanese translations#LEGISLATION
Korean: 법률(法律) (ko) (beomnyul)Category:Terms with Korean translations#LEGISLATION
Malay: aktaCategory:Terms with Malay translations#LEGISLATION
Maltese: leġiżlazzjoni fCategory:Terms with Maltese translations#LEGISLATION
Norwegian:
Bokmål: lovgivning m or fCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#LEGISLATION
Persian:
Iranian Persian: قانون (fa) (ġânun)Category:Terms with Iranian Persian translations#LEGISLATION Category:Terms with Persian translations#LEGISLATION
Polish: ustawodawstwo (pl) nCategory:Terms with Polish translations#LEGISLATION, prawodawstwo nCategory:Terms with Polish translations#LEGISLATION
Portuguese: legislação (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#LEGISLATION
Russian: зако́н (ru) m (zakón)Category:Terms with Russian translations#LEGISLATION
Spanish: legislación (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#LEGISLATION
Swedish: lagstiftning (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#LEGISLATION
Ukrainian: зако́н (uk) m (zakón)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#LEGISLATION

Anagrams

Agostinelli

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