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legislation — le‧gis‧la‧tion [ˌledʒˈsleɪʆn] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. a law or set of laws: • Under the new legislation, employers will be required to offer up to 12 weeks of paid sick leave per year. • He introduced legislation to increase the minimum wage … Financial and business terms
legislation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ federal, national, parliamentary, state ▪ draft, proposed ▪ fresh (esp. BrE), further … Collocations dictionary
legislation */*/*/ — UK [ˌledʒɪˈsleɪʃ(ə)n] / US noun [uncountable] a law, or a set of laws Under current legislation, factories must keep noise to a minimum. legislation to do something: She has called for legislation to eliminate handguns. a piece of legislation: a… … English dictionary
legislation — leg|is|la|tion [ ,ledʒı sleıʃn ] noun uncount *** a law or set of laws: Under current legislation, factories must keep noise to a minimum. legislation to do something: She has called for legislation to eliminate handguns. a piece of legislation:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
legislation — le|gis|la|tion W2 [ˌledʒıˈsleıʃən] n [U] a law or set of laws ▪ This is a very important piece of legislation (=law) . legislation on ▪ the legislation on abortion legislation to do sth ▪ new legislation to protect children introduce/bring in… … Dictionary of contemporary English
piece — piece1 W1S1 [pi:s] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(amount)¦ 2¦(part)¦ 3¦(single item)¦ 4¦(small amount)¦ 5¦(land)¦ 6 fall to pieces 7 go to pieces 8 smash/rip/tear something to pieces 9 pull/rip/tear somebody/something to pieces … Dictionary of contemporary English
piece — [[t]pi͟ːs[/t]] ♦♦ pieces, piecing, pieced 1) N COUNT: usu N of n A piece of something is an amount of it that has been broken off, torn off, or cut off. ...a piece of cake. ...a piece of wood. ...a few words scrawled on a piece of paper... Cut… … English dictionary
legislation — [ˌledʒɪˈsleɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] a law, or a set of laws a complex piece of legislation[/ex] The government should pass legislation to limit the powers of the police.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
pièce — [ pjɛs ] n. f. • 1080; lat. médiév. petia, d o. gaul. °pettia I ♦ Partie séparée (brisée, déchirée) d un tout. ⇒ fragment, morceau. « un cristal, jeté violemment sur le sol et qui y volait en mille pièces » (Barbey). Mettre en pièces qqch., le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Pièce commémorative de 2 euros — Une pièce commémorative de 2 euros est une pièce de 2 euros frappée par un État membre de la zone euro, destinée à commémorer un événement historique ou célébrer un événement actuel important. Elle a les mêmes caractéristiques que les autres… … Wikipédia en Français
