legislation

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

   pass legislation

2. 2
   noun

   A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

   The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]

3. 3
   noun

   the act of making or enacting laws

4. 4
   noun

   law enacted by a legislative body

Etymology

From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.