legislation

n. act of making or enacting laws; laws, statutes

Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body. The term may refer to a single law, or the collective body of enacted law, while "statute" is also used to refer to a single law. Before an item of legislation becomes law it may be known as a bill, which is typically also known as "legislation" while it remains under active consideration.
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Noun
1. law enacted by a legislative body
(synonym) statute law
(hypernym) civil law
(hyponym) enabling legislation
(part-holonym) statute book
(derivation) legislate, pass
(classification) law, jurisprudence
(class) unamended
2. the act of making or enacting laws
(synonym) legislating, lawmaking
(hypernym) government, governing, governance, government activity
(hyponym) criminalization, criminalisation
(derivation) legislate, pass
(classification) statute law

n. legislation, act of making or enacting laws

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