legislation
/ˌledʒɪsˈleɪʃən/noun
mass noun
- laws, considered collectively总称法律, 法规：
housing legislation.
有关住房的法律。
词源
mid 17th cent. (denoting the enactment of laws)： from late Latin legis latio（n-）， literally 'proposing of a law'， from lex 'law' and latus 'raised' （past participle of tollere）.