legislation meaning

[ ˌledʒis'leiʃən ] Pronunciation:

Noun: legislation `leji'sleyshun
1. Law enacted by a legislative body
  - statute law
2. The act of making or enacting laws
  - legislating, lawmaking
Derived forms: legislations
See also: legislate, legislative
Type of: administration, civil law, governance, governing, government, government activity
Part of: statute book
Encyclopedia: Legislation
[Business]
noun [U]

1
a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament:
an important piece of legislation on working hours
The conference will discuss the impact of new legislation on the IT industry.

❖ to draft/draw up legislation
◆ to amend/approve/introduce/pass legislation
◆ to comply with legislation

2
the process of making and passing laws:
Legislation will be difficult and will take time
[Law]
n. 1. The whole or any part of a country's written law. In the UK the term is normally confined to Acts of Parliament, but in its broadest sense it also includes law made under powers conferred by Act of Parliament (see DELEGATED LEGISLATION), law made by virtue of the royal prerogative. and Measures (see CHURCH OF ENGLAND).
2. The process of making written law.
[Medicine]
The enactment of laws and ordinances and their regulation by official organs of a nation,state,or other legislative organization. It refers also to health-related laws and regulations in general or for which there is no specific heading.

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