subsequent legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofsubsequentandlegislation

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subsequent
adjective
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/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/us
/ˈsʌb.sɪ.kwənt/
happening after ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofsubsequentandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Subsequentlegislationand decrees have been monitored, and little has changed since.
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Thesubsequentlegislationrepeats the language of government and makes no mention of social class.
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Subsequentlegislationagain adapted and changed the pension environment many times, resulting in additional complexities in plan administration and reporting.
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M-r- land was governed by the ii code andsubsequentlegislation.
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Subsequentlegislationhad not changed this fundamental subordination of private property to the power of the state.
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Subsequentlegislationvaried the conditions, but the essential requirement of fencing remained, thus hastening the spread of fences, and the end of shepherding.
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Anysubsequentlegislationwill no doubt take a further year, and setting up a strategic rail authority may take even longer.
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That matter might requiresubsequentlegislation, when we have completed consideration.
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First, the pre-1924 total incapacity cases never qualified for the higher rate of compensation introduced for post-1924 cases bysubsequentlegislation.
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The legislation, subject to further discussion about details, is intended to provide that no change shall be made in this matter withoutsubsequentlegislation.
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Subsection (4) says that anysubsequentlegislationmust be construed as agreeing with it.
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It would do no harm if it were omitted, becausesubsequentlegislationcould be brought in to deal with it.
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We should try to erect a trip-wire againstsubsequentlegislation.
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I do not mean in relation to this legislation, but in relation tosubsequentlegislation.
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If such cases should arise, they can be easily dealt with bysubsequentlegislation.
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The future of unclaimed common land, however, is left to be determined bysubsequentlegislation.
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If we consider that this would be appropriate to do, we can proceed to deal with the matter insubsequentlegislation.
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The governing legislation for the other national museums andgalleries either included such powers from the outset or had them added insubsequentlegislation.
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They were chained to their employers in ways that were most unfair, but the position has been altered bysubsequentlegislation.
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Subsequentlegislationremoved the requirement on companies to warn them that their pensions were not safe.
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