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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Legislation

/(-lā"shŭn)/ · Leg·is·la·tion · IPA /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/
01 n. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
  1. 1.
    The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
    “Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy.” — Lyttelton.