nnoun.communicationlaw enacted by a legislative bodyTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:statute law
Derivationally Related Form:legislate
Part Holonyms:statute book
Hypernyms:civil law
Inherited Hypernyms:legislationcivil lawlawcollectiongroupabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:enabling legislationfederal job safety lawoccupational safety and health act
Full Hyponyms:enabling legislationoccupational safety and health act
nnoun.actthe act of making or enacting lawsTopic:jurisprudencelawlegislationstatute law
Synset:lawmaking legislating
Derivationally Related Form:legislate
Hypernyms:administration governance governing government government activity
Inherited Hypernyms:legislationgovernmentsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:legislationgovernmentsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:criminalisationcriminalizationdecriminalisationdecriminalizationenactmentpassage
Full Hyponyms:criminalizationdecriminalizationenactment