| 单词 | legislation |
| 释义 | legislation (once / 242 pages) n Legislation is the act or process of making or enacting laws. Some people think there should be more legislation in the area of education and some people think there should be less — governments debates the matter periodically. The noun legislation refers to the actual law enacted by a legislative body at the national, state, or local level. There has been some very odd legislation over the years. In one state it was illegal to kiss on a train; in another, it was illegal to take a bath on Sunday. The sweeping legislation made radical changes to tax law, health care, and immigration law. WORD FAMILYlegislation: legislations+/legislate: legislated, legislates, legislating, legislation, legislative, legislator, legislature/legislative: legislatively/legislator: legislators, legislatorship/legislature: legislatures USAGE EXAMPLESHe said he hoped the case would spark renewed efforts towards enacting anti-discrimination legislation to protect more people like him. The Guardian(Jan 03, 2017) Mr. Pratt also vouched for the concealed carry legislation from Rep. Richard Hudson, the North Carolina Republican who introduced the bill in the House. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) “With the legislation currently in place, it’s incredibly difficult for law enforcement to track down guns that emerge from the secondary market.” The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the act of making or enacting laws Syn|Hypo|Hyper lawmaking, legislating criminalisation, criminalization legislation that makes something illegal decriminalisation, decriminalizationlegislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal enactment, passagethe passing of a law by a legislative body administration, governance, governing, government, government activity the act of governing; exercising authority 2n law enacted by a legislative body Syn|Hypo|Hyper statute law enabling legislation legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law federal job safety law, occupational safety and health acta 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 civil law the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation |
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