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legislation definition

leg·is·la·tion (lej′is lā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. the act or process of making a law or laws
  2. the law or laws made

Etymology: LL legislatio < L lex (gen. legis), law (see legal) + latio, a bringing, proposing < latus, pp. of ferre, to bring, bear

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