Noun
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the act of making or enacting laws
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legislation,
lawmaking |
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governing,
government activity,
governance,
government,
administration the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
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statute law,
legislation the act of making or enacting laws
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jurisprudence,
law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
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criminalisation,
criminalization legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana"
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decriminalisation,
decriminalization legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
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enactment,
passage the passing of a law by a legislative body
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