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ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃənleg·is·la·tion

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English Synonyms and Antonyms3.5 / 6 votes

  1. legislation

    Law, in its ideal, is the statement of a principle of right in mandatory form, by competent authority, with adequate penalty for disobedience; in common use, the term is applied to any legislative act, however imperfect or unjust. Command and commandment are personal and particular; as, the commands of a parent; the ten commandments. An edict is the act of an absolute sovereign or other authority; we speak of the edict of an emperor, the decree of a court. A mandate is specific, for an occasion or a purpose; a superior court issues its mandate to an inferior court to send up its records. Statute is the recognized legal term for a specific law; enactment is the more vague and general expression. We speak of algebraic or chemical formulas, municipal ordinances, military orders, army regulations, ecclesiastical canons, the rules of a business house. Law is often used, also, for a recognized principle, whose violation is attended with injury or loss that acts like a penalty; as, the laws of business; the laws of nature. In more strictly scientific use, a natural law is simply a recognized system of sequences or relations; as, Kepler's laws of planetary distances. A code is a system of laws; jurisprudence is the science of law, or a system of laws scientifically considered, classed, and interpreted; legislation, primarily the act of legislating, denotes also the body of statutes enacted by a legislative body. An economy (Greek oikonomia, primarily the management of a house) is any comprehensive system of administration; as, domestic economy; but the word is extended to the administration or government of a state or people, signifying a body of laws and regulations, with the entire system, political or religious, especially the latter, of which they form a part; as, the code of Draco, Roman jurisprudence, British legislation, the Mosaic economy. Law is also used as a collective noun for a system of laws or recognized rules or regulations, including not only all special laws, but the principles on which they are based. The Mosaic economy is known also as the Mosaic law, and we speak of the English common law, or the law of nations. Polity (Greek politeia, from polis, a city) signifies the form, constitution, or method of government of a nation, state, church, or other institution; in usage it differs from economy as applying rather to the system, while economy applies especially to method, or to the system as administered; an economy might be termed a polity considered with especial reference to its practical administration, hence commonly with special reference to details or particulars, while polity has more reference to broad principles.

    Synonyms:
    canon, code, command, commandment, decree, economy, edict, enactment, formula, jurisprudence, law, mandate, order, ordinance, polity, principle, regulation, rule, statute

Princeton's WordNet1.8 / 6 votes

  1. legislation, statute lawnoun

    law enacted by a legislative body

    Synonyms:
    legislating, statute law, lawmaking

  2. legislation, legislating, lawmakingnoun

    the act of making or enacting laws

    Synonyms:
    legislating, statute law, lawmaking

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How to use legislation in a sentence?

  1. Mitch McConnell:

    This majority is preparing legislation that will send $ 105 billion, so that educators have the resources they need to safely reopen.

  2. Charlie Bonner:

    We see this legislation as a direct attack on the massive increase in youth turnout we saw last year.

  3. Margrethe Vestager:

    This legislation is good for consumers, good for business, and good for Europe. It will lead to lower prices and visibility of costs for consumers.

  4. Marco Rubio:

    Foreign nationals should not be able to engage in America’s democratic process, it is illegal for foreign nationals to donate to political candidates, parties, and committees. I will soon introduce legislation to extend that commonsense protection of our political process to ballot initiatives and other referendums. We must do everything we can to protect the votes of American citizens.

  5. Marshall Cohen Harris:

    There's no question I'm in favor of banning fracking, so yes. And starting with what we can do on day one around public lands. And then there has to be legislation.


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