Meaning | law enacted by a legislative body. |
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Synonym | legislation |
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Category of | Department of Justice, Justice Department, Justice, DoJ | The United States federal department responsible / responsible for enforcing federal laws / laws (including the enforcement of all civil rights legislation) |
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legislation, legislating, lawmaking | The act of making or enacting laws |
unamended | (of legislation) not amended |
Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
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Part of | statute book | A record of the whole body of legislation in a given jurisdiction |
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Narrower | enabling legislation | legislation that gives appropriate officials the authority to implement or enforce the law |
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occupational safety and health act, federal job safety law | A law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment |
Broader | civil law | The body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation |
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Spanish | legislación, ley estatutaria |
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Catalan | legislació |
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