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legislation

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/ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/ · leg-is-la-tion

The act of making or enacting laws.

Meanings

nounformal

The act of making or enacting laws.

قوانین بنانے یا نافذ کرنے کا عمل۔

قانون سازی

qanoon saazi

Formal: قانون سازی

Synonyms

law-makinglegislation processstatutory frameworkقانون سازیقوانینمقررات

Antonyms

deregulationanarchylawlessnessعدم ضابطہانارکیبے ضابطگی

Common Collocations

  • draft legislation
  • legislation process
  • federal legislation

Example Sentences

The government introduced new legislation to protect the environment.

حکومت نے ماحول کی حفاظت کے لیے نئی قانون سازی متعارف کروائی۔

Hukoomat ne mahol ki hifazat ke liye nayi qanoon saazi mutarif karwai.

Legislation on data privacy is becoming increasingly important.

ڈیٹا کی نجی زندگی کے بارے میں قانون سازی بڑھتی ہوئی اہمیت اختیار کر رہی ہے۔

Data ki nazri zindagi ke bare mein qanoon saazi barhti hui ahmiyat ikhtiyar kar rahi hai.

The new legislation aims to reduce carbon emissions.

نئی قانون سازی کا مقصد کاربن کے اخراجات کو کم کرنا ہے۔

Nayi qanoon saazi ka maqsad carbon ke ikhrajat ko kam karna hai.

Easily Confused With

regulation:Regulation refers to rules made by an authority under existing laws, while legislation refers to the process of creating new laws.

Word Family

legislator
nounقانون ساز
legislative
adjectiveقانونی

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of 'legislation' as 'legis-lation,' where 'legis' relates to laws and 'lation' refers to the process.

Imagine a group of lawmakers gathered around a large table drafting new laws.

📖 Etymology

Origin: Latin "legislatio" — the act of making laws

First known use: 14th century

The term 'legislation' has evolved in the English language from the Latin 'legislatio', which indicated the process of enacting laws and was adopted into Middle English.