legislation
English Thesaurus
1. the act of making or enacting laws (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | enactment, passage, |
| definition | : | the passing of a law by a legislative body (noun.act) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | reconsider, |
| definition | : | consider again (a bill) that had been voted upon before, with a view to altering it (verb.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | filibuster, |
| definition | : | obstruct deliberately by delaying (verb.social) |
2. law enacted by a legislative body (noun.communication)
| hypernym | : | civil law, |
| definition | : | the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | enabling legislation, |
| definition | : | legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law (noun.communication) |
| hyponym | : | federal job safety law, occupational safety and health act, |
| definition | : | a law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment (noun.communication) |
| part meronym | : | statute book, |
| definition | : | a record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction (noun.communication) |
| domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
| definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | department of justice, doj, justice, justice department, |
| definition | : | the United States federal department responsible for enforcing federal laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation); created in 1870 (noun.group) |
| domain member category | : | unamended, |
| definition | : | (of legislation) not amended (adj.all) |
3. the act of making or enacting laws (noun.act)
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