Legislation \Leg`is*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. l['e]gislation, L. legis latio. See Legislator.]

The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.

Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy. --Lyttelton.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)