Etymology

legislation

le·gis·la·tion
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Today it means: The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws. Full definition →

Late Latin lēgislātiō
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  1. Late Latin · borrowed fromlēgislātiō“the giving of the law”
  2. English todaylegislation

From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.

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