Webster's English Dictionary

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legislation

leg.is.la.tion \.l*j-*-'sla--sh*n\ n 1: the action of legislating; specif : 
   the exercise of the power an d function of making laws and other rules 
   having the force of authority by virtue of their promulgation by an 
   official organ of a state or other organization 2: the enactments of a 
   legislator or a legislative body  3: a matter of business for or under 
   consideration by a legislative body