Noun: legislation ,le-ji'sley-shun
- (law) law enacted by a legislative body
"The legislation prohibited smoking in public buildings";
- statute law
- (law) the act of making or enacting laws
"The legislation of new environmental regulations took months";
- legislating, lawmaking
Derived forms: legislations
Type of: administration, civil law, governance, governing, government, government activity
Part of: statute book
Encyclopedia: Legislation