legislative enactment

legislative enactment
I noun canon, code, codification, codified law, dictate, edict, enactment, law, legal code, legislation, mandate, measure, order, ordinance, provision of the law, regulation, rubric, statute, written law II index measure, statute

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  • legislative enactment — creation of a law, passage of a law, act of making a law …   English contemporary dictionary

  • legislative — leg·is·la·tive / le jəs ˌlā tiv/ adj 1 a: having the power or performing the function of legislating b: belonging to the branch of government that is charged with such powers as making laws, levying and collecting taxes, and making financial… …   Law dictionary

  • legislative history — n: a published record (as of drafts and commentary by the drafters) relating to the passing of particular legislation Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. legislative history …   Law dictionary

  • Enactment — En*act ment, n. 1. The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • legislative intent — n: the ends sought to be achieved by a legislature in an enactment ◇ Courts often look to legislative intent for guidance in interpreting and applying a law. The legislative history, the language of the law, and the wrong to be corrected may… …   Law dictionary

  • legislative decree — index act (enactment), ordinance Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • legislative — legislatively, adv. /lej is lay tiv/, adj. 1. having the function of making laws: a legislative body. 2. of or pertaining to the enactment of laws: legislative proceedings; legislative power. 3. pertaining to a legislature: a legislative recess.… …   Universalium

  • enactment — noun a) The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. The actors powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking. b) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body. The enactment of this law will be a great… …   Wiktionary

  • Legislative districts of Ilocos Sur — Philippines This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Philippines …   Wikipedia

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