formal legislation
1Legislation — (or statutory law ) is law which has been promulgated (or enacted ) by a legislature or other governing body. The term may refer to a single law, or the collective body of enacted law, while statute is also used to refer to a single law. Before… …
2formal rulemaking — n: rulemaking by a government agency that is on the record after an opportunity for an agency hearing in accordance with the formal procedures set forth in sections 556 and 557 of the Administrative Procedure Act compare informal rulemaking ◇… …
3Formal Tax Legislation — The steps required to propose a new tax law or a change to an existing one. The process involves the President and Congress. Here is how formal tax legislation works: 1. A tax bill starts in the House of Representatives and is sent to the Ways… …
4legislation — [[t]le̱ʤɪsle͟ɪʃ(ə)n[/t]] ♦♦♦ N UNCOUNT Legislation consists of a law or laws passed by a government. [FORMAL] ...a letter calling for legislation to protect women s rights …
5legislation — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bill, enactment, act; see law 3 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. bill, act, law, statute, code, ordinance, rule, regulation, charter, constitution. see government, politics III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The formal… …
6legislation — noun Syn: law, rules, rulings, regulations, acts, bills, statutes; N.Amer.; formal ordinances …
7Labour legislation — (or Labor legislation ) is the regulation of labor in some form or another, whether by statute, custom, royal authority, ecclesiastical rules or by formal legislation in the interests of a community. This is as old as the most ancient forms of… …
8List of legislation sponsored by Ron Paul — Ron Paul, a Republican United States Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas, has sponsored many bills in the United States House of Representatives, such as those that abolish the income taxcite web|url=http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/end the… …
9South African Statutes and other Legislation — outh African National StatutesIntroductionThe legislation of a country inevitably reflects the politics and mores of a country, although it does so perhaps in a more formal way than for example art and culture. A country s set of statutes is,… …
10Mosaic Legislation — • The body of juridical, moral, and ceremonial institutions, laws, and decisions comprised in the last four books of the Pentateuch, and ascribed by Christian and Hebrew tradition to Moses Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mosaic… …
