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noun
The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the act of making or enacting laws
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: legislation, legislating
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: government, governing, governance, government activity, administration
Narrower terms: criminalization, criminalisation, decriminalization, decriminalisation, enactment, passage
History
From law + making.
Across languages
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
