Definition: 1. A law or a set of laws passed by a parliament. 2. Law enacted by a legislative body. 3. The process of making and passing laws. 4. The act of making or enacting laws.
Use 'legislation' in a sentence:
1. He gave his assent to the proposed legislation.
2. Doctors argue the new legislation will help smokers give up.
3. The new industrial relations legislation curbed the power of the unions.
4. To avoid delays, she wanted the disaster relief legislation to be kept free of extraneous matters.
5. It was permissible to take account of antecedent legislation.
6. Legislation will require UK petrol companies to meet an EU specification for petrol.
7. Legislation is only part of the answer.
8. Similar legislation is already in place in Wales.
9. Eight senators sponsored legislation to stop the military funding.
10. Is this situation not susceptible of improvement by legislation?
11. Religion and politics, they believed, should be kept clearly separate, and they generally opposed humanitarian legislation.
12. New legislation makes it an offence to carry guns.
13. They think that any legislation that involved putting down dogs was wrong.
14. Similar legislation is already in place in Utah.
15. Legislation requires approval by both houses of parliament.
16. The legislation is expected to be passed in the next parliament.
17. Proposed legislation affecting bird-keepers has been watered down.
18. Legislation is moving through the House that would save USPS an estimated $28.6 billion over five years.
19. The House and Senate are to begin soon hashing out an agreement for sanctions legislation.
20. In 1987, Garcia introduced legislation to nationalize Peru's banking and financial systems.
21. The government has in the past given qualified support to the idea of tightening the legislation.
22. This legislation is inconsistent with what they call Free Trade.
23. Major social issues should be the focus of legislation.
24. They are hoping to bring the new legislation into force before the end of the year.
25. The rest of the world is less encumbered with legislation.
26. It is a highly complex piece of legislation.
27. The Government will bring forward several proposals for legislation.
28. This benefit is free of tax under current legislation.
29. Farmers are profiting from the new legislation.
30. If these countries can successfully enforce this legislation, the survival of tigers in the wild will be ensured.
31. The legislation will be difficult to enforce.
32. The countries in which the tigers' habitats are located are currently debating joint legislation that would ban tiger hunting.
33. The legislation has twice been rejected by the House of Lords.
34. The legislation will be widened to include all firearms.
35. New laws will soon replace existing legislation.
36. There are few precedents for this sort of retrospective legislation.
37. Legislation will be difficult and will take time.
38. The company just thumbs its nose at the legislation on pollution.
39. They are skeptical about how much will be accomplished by legislation.
40. The president has the power of veto over all new legislation.
41. They were much more likely to favor social-reform legislation and aid to education.
42. Many states already have enterprise zones and legislation that encourage investment in depressed areas.
43. The republic's legislation enables young people to do a form of alternative service.
44. New legislation on the sale of drugs will be introduced next year.
45. Legislation to that effect created fierce controversy both in Parliament and outside.
46. The legislation is still in draft form.
47. The new legislation is welcome but does not go far enough.
48. The new legislation concerns health and safety at work.
