单词 | legislation |
释义 | legislationn. 1. The action of making or giving laws; the enactment of laws, law-giving; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > law > legislation > [noun] law-giving1475 making1483 legislation1606 nomothesy1656 legislature1659 law-making1690 1606 W. Birnie Blame of Kirk-buriall xvi. sig. E2 Therefore the same must serue for an irrefragable legislation. 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. ii. i. 213 Gods Legislation was a real Action; but the Law made doth not act at all. 1747 G. Lyttelton Observ. St. Paul 18 Pythagoras, who join'd Legislation to his Philosophy, and..pretended to Miracles..to give a more venerable Sanction to the Laws he prescribed. 1775 S. Johnson Taxation no Tyranny 31 Legislation passes its limits when it violates the purse. 1828 C. Fry Script. Reader's Guide ix. 124 When the inspired historian tells his story of..the wars and legislations of other ages. 1876 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest V. xxiv. 395 Legislation, as we understand it, did not, in the ideas of those times, fill any prominent place among the duties of a king. 1922 World Tomorrow July 214/1 You would hardly expect an agricultural state to be greatly interested in legislation on behalf of the worker. 1969 D. R. Cressey Theft of Nation i. 3 Organized criminals..now are concerned with influencing legislation. 2006 Independent 26 Sept. 35/2 There has never been a chancellor so driven to determine microeconomic outcomes through legislation. 2. Enactments of a legislator or legislature (esp. when addressing a particular area of concern). Also: the whole body of enacted laws. ΘΚΠ society > law > system of laws > [noun] lawa1000 corps of lawc1380 pandect1553 jurisprudence1656 legislation1659 corpus juris1705 corps diplomatique1796 law-system1880 adversary system1912 1659 R. Baxter Five Disputations of Church-government iv. 377 You set up a New Office or Power in the Church, Consisting of a New Legislation, and a Government of the Church by such new humane Laws. 1777 W. Young Spirit of Athens vi. 44 The ready acquiescence of the Ploutocracy in the legislation of Solon. 1838 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece (new ed.) I. 297 A legislation in which, as in that of Moses, religion is..the main element. 1872 J. Yeats Growth Commerce 137 The acts..are largely taken up with legislation affecting the national commerce. 1923 Jrnl. Compar. Legislation & Internat. Law 5 134 South Africa has problems fully as grave as those of the other Dominions before it, and as much need for careful revision of its legislation. 1974 Audubon Sept. 27/1 The new legislation would legalize use of the M-44 spring-powered set gun. 2014 Guardian (Nexis) 16 Oct. 15 Legislation is to be introduced shortly setting up a privacy and civil liberties board within government. ΘΚΠ society > law > legislation > legislator > [noun] > body of legislators legislative1641 legislaturea1676 legislation1676 1676 J. Warly Nat. Fanatick 124 Some of the Commandments being Reasons dictates, promulg'd and made Law by another Legislation. 1693 Humours & Conversat. Town 96 The Common-Council-Man is a Man of Authority, a Member of the City-Legislation. 1797 Oracle & Public Advertiser 9 June This new Republic will..consist of the Milanese, the three Legislations of Bologna, Ferrara and Romagna,..and some provinces of the Venetian Terra Firma. Derivatives legiˈslational adj. relating to legislation. ΘΚΠ society > law > legislation > [adjective] legislative1621 legislatorya1639 legislatorial1703 legislational1819 1819 Ld. Byron Let. 19 Aug. (1976) VI. 210 I solicit from you as my legislational Attorney—a radical reform. 1906 National Mag. (U.S.) July 346/2 It has been truly said that a good deal of our enactment is emotional rather than legislational. 2002 New Scientist 26 Jan. 80/1 (advt.) You will be concerned..with ensuring legislational compliance in the various countries where it [tobacco] is sold. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1606 |
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