Legislation: alternatives and connections

The act of administering; government of public affairs; the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting affairs; the conducting of any office…

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The branch of law dealing with private rights, obligations and disputes; the term also names a legal-system tradition.

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Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.

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of Govern

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The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the administration of laws; control; direction; regulation; as, civil, church, or family government.

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The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.

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The act of passing; transit from one place to another; movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or through; as, the passage of a man o…

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To make or enact a law or laws.

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To make or enact a law or laws.

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of Legislate

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In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

Legislation is connected to law, but it names a particular institution, source, principle or purpose rather than replacing the word law in every sentence.