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noun
The act of making or enacting laws.
synonyms: lawmaking, legislation.
is a specific kind of: administration, governance, governing, government, government activity.
is a broader term that covers: criminalisation, criminalization | decriminalisation, decriminalization | enactment, passage.
domain category: legislation, statute law | jurisprudence, law.
domain member category: reconsider | filibuster.
derivation: legislate, pass.
Dutch: wetgevingPolish: ustawodawstwo, legislacja, prawodawstwo
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