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legislation

[lej-is-ley-shuhn] / ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən /


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Citi’s partnership with Coinbase comes after a piece of crypto legislation known as the Clarity Act recently failed to advance in the Senate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

The state legislation is a response to a network of brokers that had sprouted up around Los Angeles municipal golf course tee times.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

Yes, we already have laws against hacking and cybercrime, although Mr. Lonsdale also told me, “New AI-specific legislation, such as on children, privacy and transparency, is reasonable to consider.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill, he authorized what many advocates considered the most inclusive legislation in the country.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 27, 2026

The president had been reluctant to push for voting rights legislation so soon after Congress passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman

"Finally, working people will enjoy more security, better pay and dignity at work thanks to this bill," he said, echoing Unite's calls for the legislations to be implemented "at speed".

From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025

“I made up my mind because I must not interfere with parliamentary discussion of key legislations because of my problems,” Terada said.

From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2022

Rep. Pramila Jayapal still has the confidence of the various factions of her party, as well as the White House, to negotiate some passable legislations.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022

“Our draft legislations means that these companies will be punished heavily if they don’t meet that standard,” she added.

From Reuters ● Oct. 25, 2021

That parents have now no right of life and death upon their children as they have had under certain legislations.

From Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State by Paul Janet




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