Definition of lawmaking Lawmaking

/lɔˈmejˌkɪŋ/ - [lomeyking] - law•mak•ing

We found 3 definitions of lawmaking from 3 different sources.

What does lawmaking mean?

Noun
lawmaking - the act of making or enacting laws
		legislation, legislating
		governing, government activity, governance, government, administration the act of governing; exercising authority; "regulations for the governing of state prisons"; "he had considerable experience of government"
		statute law, legislation the act of making or enacting laws
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
		criminalisation, criminalization legislation that makes something illegal; "the criminalization of marijuana"
		decriminalisation, decriminalization legislation that makes something legal that was formerly illegal
		enactment, passage the passing of a law by a legislative body