1645-55; < Late Latinlēgislātiōn- (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; see relation
Related forms
sublegislation, noun
Examples from the web for legislation
While smaller colleges receive fewer government dollars, they still need to track relevant legislation.
Inevitably, any legislation providing government health insurance will have consequences in these areas, too.
Whatever stagnates in the flat of custom or obedience or legislation, the great poet never stagnates.
We have given the general legislature all the great subjects of legislation.
Our army needs complete reorganization,-not merely enlarging,-and the reorganization can only come as the result of legislation.
No previous climate-change legislation had come so far.
But the legislation has no master plan for dealing with the problem of soaring medical costs.
The reform legislation had banned such gifts, forcing donors to find new ways of influencing the political process.
It explains why reductions in ozone levels in some areas have lagged despite clean air legislation.
They simply disagree on the contents of that legislation.
British Dictionary definitions for legislation
legislation
/ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/
noun
1.
the act or process of making laws; enactment
2.
the laws so made
Word Origin and History for legislation
n.
1650s, from French législation, from Late Latin legislationem (nominative legislatio), properly two words, legis latio, "proposing (literally 'bearing') of a law;" see legislator.