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legislation

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


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Alvarado said there is a “fine line” between protecting the public from crime and protecting people’s privacy, but said she did not plan to file legislation to shift the grant requirements.

From Salon Sep. 6, 2026

Community anger about the facilities has prompted close attention from California lawmakers, who passed legislation in Sacramento on Monday to regulate energy use by the data center industry and impose other requirements.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 6, 2026

Decades of pro-slavery legislation might represent not the fulfillment of the Constitution but its betrayal.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 4, 2026

It’s why Friedman said she is pushing to get the tax credit legislation done as soon as possible.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 3, 2026

Welles replied that he didn't "know what the legislation would be....Radio is new,” he continued, "and we are learning about the effect it has on people. We’ve learned a terrible lesson.”

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow

Kishida returned to Tokyo on Saturday after a nine-day trip and apparently faced pressure from his governing party executives to make a quick decision on Terada before discussions on key legislations resume Monday.

From Seattle Times Nov. 20, 2022

“So, it’s a fight to control the data, and they’ve been very active in fighting those legislations everywhere they can.”

From Reuters Apr. 13, 2022

Mr Edwards said: "Orr began to quote that the Health Regulations 2020 were only legislations and not law and that he only listened to common law."

From BBC Jun. 1, 2021

I think it discredits those who pass these legislations, those who adopt them and those who implement them more than anything else.

From US News Dec. 21, 2015

The idea of punishment is not an artificial idea, borrowed from the profound calculations of legislators; legislations rest upon the natural idea of punishment.

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Victor Cousin




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