le‧gis‧la‧tion W2 / ledʒəsleɪʃ ə n, ledʒɪsleɪʃ ə n / 名词 [不可数名词]

a law or set of laws :

This is a very important piece of legislation (= law ) .

legislation on

the legislation on abortion

legislation to do something

new legislation to protect children

introduce/bring in legislation

The government has promised to bring in new legislation to combat this problem.

under new/existing/current etc legislation

Both individuals and companies can be prosecuted under the new legislation.

COLLOCATIONS

动词

introduce/bring in legislation The government will introduce legislation to force brewers to list the ingredients in their beers.

pass legislation (= officially approve it so that it becomes law ) Legislation was passed banning the use of child labour.

legislation allows something It was a huge change when Russia passed legislation to allow the sale of private property.

legislation prevents something Legislation prevents the import and export of certain types of drug.

legislation requires something Legislation requires newspapers to be printed on recycled paper.

draft legislation (= write it before it is finally approved ) She is a member of the committee that is drafting the legislation.

enact legislation formal (= make it into a law ) Much legislation has been enacted to control pollution.

propose legislation (= suggest a new law ) The government proposed legislation on data protection.

短语

a piece of legislation The most important piece of legislation was the Prevention of Fraud Act.

ADJECTIVES/NOUN + legislation

existing/current etc legislation The existing legislation may need to be amended.

new legislation The Government has promised new legislation to deal with the problem.

safety legislation Safety legislation requires all construction workers to wear protective headgear .

national legislation National legislation defines the powers of local authorities.

government legislation New government legislation will force manufacturers to label their products more accurately.

federal legislation American English Federal legislation is drafted primarily by the staffs of the congressional committees.

anti-terrorism legislation The House Of Representatives is expected to pass new anti-terrorism legislation today.