legislation

noun

Etymology: From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.

1. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.

   “pass legislation”

   “There is a lack of legislation about human cloning.”

2. A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

   “The general rule is that constitutional provisions are self-executing, except when the provisions themselves expressly require legislations to implement them […]”

   “Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation on Sunday banning the sale at grocery checkouts of all plastic bags, regardless of thickness.”