/lej'is lay"sheuhn/ , n.
1. the act of making or enacting laws.
2. a law or a body of laws enacted.
[ 1645-55; legislation- (s. of legislatio ), equiv. to L phrase legis latio the bringing (i.e., proposing) of a law, equiv. to legis (gen. of lex law) + latio a bringing; see RELATION ]