"legislation" | Definition and Related Words

legislation

Noun

Law enacted by a legislative body (synset 106547213)
referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
associated with:
- lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws
- department of justice, doj, justice, justice department - the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870
- unamended - (of legislation) not amended
is a type of: civil law - the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
subtypes:
- enabling legislation - legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law
- federal job safety law, occupational safety and health act - a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment
is a part of: statute book - a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction

same as: statute law
The act of making or enacting laws (synset 101128014)
referred to in:
- legislation, statute law - law enacted by a legislative body
- jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
associated with:
- reconsider - consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it
- filibuster - obstruct deliberately by delaying
is a type of: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity - the act of governing; exercising authority
subtypes:
- criminalisation, criminalization - legislation that makes something illegal
- decriminalisation, decriminalization - legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
- enactment, passage - the passing of a law by a legislative body
same as: lawmaking, legislating

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