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单词 legislation
释义
legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
C2
alawor set oflawssuggestedby agovernmentand madeofficialby aparliament:
法律；立法
[+ to infinitive]Thegovernmenthaspromisedtointroducelegislationtolimitfuelemissionsfromcars.政府许诺将通过立法来限制汽车尾气排放。
More examples
  • There are someambiguitiesin the legislation.
  • Theeffectsof this legislation willextendfurtherthan thegovernmentintends.
  • This legislation isdesignedtostimulatethefalteringeconomy.
  • Severalgovernmentshaveadoptedtoughnewanti-terroristlegislation in thewakeof theattacks.
  • Suchunpopularlegislation isunlikelyto beintroducedbefore the nextelection.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Rules & laws
  • admiralty
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  • anti-regulatory
  • anti-sodomy
  • anti-speculative
  • binding
  • edict
  • juridical
  • leash law
  • non-binding
  • non-competition
  • non-regulation
  • protocol
  • regulation
  • retroactive
  • self-regulation
  • sharia
  • the Highway Code
  • the law is an assidiom
  • the Official Secrets Act
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(Definition oflegislationfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

legislation| American Dictionary

legislation
noun[U]
us
/ˌledʒ·əsˈleɪ·ʃən/
politics & government
alawor set oflawsthat is beingcreated:
New legislationoffersataxbreakforyoungfamilies.
(Definition oflegislationfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

legislation| Business English

legislation
noun[U]
LAW
uk
/ˌledʒɪˈsleɪʃən/us
rulesorlawsrelatingto aparticularactivitythat are made by agovernment:
75% ofAmericanssupportlegislation thatincludesimprovedfuel-economyrules.
The Data ProtectionActisapieceof legislationaimedatprotectingtheprivacyof theindividual.
push for/introduce/pass legislationLegislation waspassedin theHouseearlierthismonthtodoubletheNationalScienceFoundationgrants.
proposed/new/tougher legislationUnder theproposedlegislation,businesseswill have toprovidedetailedevidenceof how theypaythemselves.
legislation to do sthEnvironmentalists arefightingfor legislation tocleanup the city-ownedports.
theprocessof makingrulesorlaws:
Thepurposeofthinktanksis to have animpactonpolicyand legislation.
See also
delegated legislation
(Definition oflegislationfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegislation

legislation
A critic of the data protection regime might note that thelegislationprotects debtors with more force than it does creditors.
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Recentlegislationrequiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to present economic evaluations when requesting reimbursement decisions will probably have an important impact in the future.
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For example, can the ethic of care be easily incorporated intolegislation, or might it ultimately be too discretionary to capture within legal rules?
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One consequence was the establishment of an interdepartmental committee late in 1935 to consider thelegislationrequired to take emergency powers.
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While the community carelegislationwas enacted in 1990, full implementation was delayed until 1993.
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It also proves the case for the inappropriateness of universalizing domesticlegislationand standards.
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Inevitably, health and safetylegislationgenerates a plethora of acronyms, which are fortunately well covered by a 12-page appendix.
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In law, it enables judges to implement the intent oflegislationrather than its literal meaning.
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At the same time as landed income went up, parliament enactedlegislationto limit patronage sources available to politicians.
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While he does not identify specificlegislationby name, he was almost certainly warning against recently enacted federal laws.
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Recently,legislationrequiring presentation of economic evaluations for new pharmaceutical products was enacted.
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He also provides useful observations on the activities of civic authorities in, for example, enacting relevantlegislation.
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In each case, central leaders reasoned that they did not have the votes for strongerlegislationand saw no advantage in reopening earlier controversies.
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This led retailers to argue that, with their own earning power now limited by price controls, they needed the protection of rent controllegislation.
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I unearthed only two other sets of articles expressing a liberal viewpoint - one published before thelegislationwas passed and the other subsequently.
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Collocationswithlegislation

legislation

These are words often used in combination withlegislation.

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anti-discrimination legislation
Anti-discrimination legislation outlaws some forms of restriction of participation for people with health conditions.
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care legislation
While the community care legislation was enacted in 1990, full implementation was delayed until 1993.
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civil legislation
The present example of consultation and co-operation incivillegislationmay in time spread to criminal legislation.
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