Legislation
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Legislation refers to the set of statutory laws which have been passed by a legislature and confirmed by the executive; it should be noted that some nations have little executive power, for example in the case of a parliamentary system. Passing legislation is formally known as "enacting" it.
For information on legislation in particular jurisdictions, see the following articles:
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "Legislation" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legislation, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
