Definition of legislating Legislating

/lɛˈʤɪslejˌtɪŋ/ - [lejisleyting] - leg•is•lat•ing

We found 4 definitions of legislating from 4 different sources.

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What does legislating mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

legislating - the act of making or enacting laws
  legislation, lawmaking
  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
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • legislating (Verb)
    Present participle of legislate.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • legislating (p. pr. & vb. n.)
    of Legislate

Part of speech

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  • legislating, verb, gerund of legislate (infinitive).

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