Legislation and Law

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Legislation noun - The act of making or enacting laws.

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Law is a synonym for legislation. In some cases you can use "Law" instead a noun "Legislation". popular alternative

Law noun - A rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature.

Usage example: a record number of laws were passed in that legislative session

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Legislation is a synonym for law in society topic. You can use "Legislation" instead a noun "Law", if it concerns topics such as constitution, rules and regulations. popular alternative

Nearby Words: lawful, lawless, laws, lawfulness, lawfully

special	special legislation	special law
similar	similar legislation	similar law
formal	formal legislation	formal law
actual	actual legislation	actual law
Other adjectives: strict, criminal, national, federal, relevant, recent, existing, draconian.

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