[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

legislation \leg`isla"tion\ -l=a"shu^n, n. cf. f.
   l'egislation, l. legis latio. see legislator.
   the act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws;
   the laws enacted.
   1913 webster

         pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy.
                                                  --lyttelton.
   1913 webster
see also:
legislator 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

legislation
     n 1: law enacted by a legislative body syn: statute law
     2: the act of making or enacting laws syn: legislating, lawmaking
see also:
statute law legislating lawmaking 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

42 moby thesaurus words for "legislation":
   act, authorization, bill, bylaw, canon, concurrent resolution,
   constitution, decree, dictate, dictation, edict, enaction,
   enactment, form, formality, formula, formulary, institution,
   joint resolution, jus, law, lawmaking, legalization, legislature,
   legitimatization, lex, measure, ordinance, ordonnance, passage,
   passing, prescript, prescription, regulation, resolution, rubric,
   rule, ruling, sanction, standing order, statute, validation

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