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Webster 1913 Edition

(-lā′shŭn)

Noun.

[Cf. F.

législation

, L.

legis latio

. See

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.

Pythagoras joined

legislation

to his philosophy.

Lyttelton.

Noun.

The act of passing a law or laws; the enacting of laws.

Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy.

See also: legislation and législation

législâtion f ‎(plural législâtions)