remedial legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofremedialandlegislation

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remedial
adjective
uk
/rɪˈmiː.di.əl/us
/rɪˈmiː.di.əl/
formal
A remedial action is intended to correct something that is wrong or to improve a ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofremedialandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The lengthy gap between the expression of government concerns and the adoption ofremediallegislationprovided a rich source of conspiracy theories.
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I should applyremediallegislationto remove the grievances which appear to make coercion necessary.
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We lost no time in the past three years while certain forms ofremediallegislationfor unemployment have been under consideration.
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There are countless parliamentary precedents forremediallegislationin the past 400 years.
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The debates, for example, on the and disasters led to realremediallegislation.
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Therefore, if the number of them be few, that is a national calamity which should be faced byremediallegislation.
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To my mind, deliverance can only come by legislation, byremediallegislation, by legislation.
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There are any number of cases whereremediallegislationhas been passed; and thisremediallegislation, when it was passed, was generally long overdue.
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The necessity for someremediallegislationalong these lines has long been felt.
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Clearly, that is unsatisfactory and it is right that we should considerremediallegislation.
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I suggest thatremediallegislationshould be introduced as soon as possible.
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The reports often reveal malpractices or defects which may be cured by changes in practice or indeed byremediallegislation.
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All hope of social amelioration, all hope of tax remission and ofremediallegislation, would disappear for a generation.
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Here we have a country with gaping wounds, with running sores, and there is no remedy, no balm, noremediallegislationbeing applied to those wounds, and those sores.
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During recent years there has been a most happy dying-away of religious animosity under the healing influence of time, of modern ideas, and ofremediallegislation.
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I feel that in any case the debate which we have had this afternoon shows the lines on whichremediallegislation, if any be brought in, should be based.
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Both owner rights and user rights should therefore be given the fair and balanced reading that befitsremediallegislation.
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They often do this without being aware of it, and in this way the purpose intended to be accomplished byremediallegislationis defeated.
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The democratic party stands forremediallegislationand progress.
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Cohen soughtremediallegislationto deal with workers compensation problems.
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