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lawgiving

/lˈɔɡɪvɪŋ/ adj

Enacting laws; legislative.

Word Origin Law comes from Old English lagu, from Proto-Germanic *lagam 'something laid down' — so law is literally what's laid down as a rule. Lawgiving is the act of giving or establishing laws. The same root gives us lay (to put down) and outlaw (someone outside the law), while give connects to gift and forgive. So a lawgiver is someone who lays down the rules.

adj Enacting laws; legislative.

The lawgiving body passed three new statutes this session.

(形容词) 立法的 【立法性的】

立法机构本次会议通过了三项新法规。

(adjetivo) Que legisla; legislativo.

El cuerpo legislativo aprobó tres nuevos estatutos en esta sesión.

(adjectif) législatif; législateur [Qui promulgue ou édicte des lois ; qui a une fonction législative.]

L'organe lawgiving a adopté trois nouveaux statuts cette session.

(Adjektiv) gesetzgebend; legislativ [**lawgiving** *Adjektiv* *formell* – gesetzgebend; mit der Aufgabe der Gesetzgebung betraut.]

Das **lawgiving** Gremium verabschiedete in dieser Sitzung drei neue Gesetze.

(形容詞) 法律を制定する；立法に関する

立法機関は今期の会期中に3つの新しい法令を可決した。

(adjetivo) legislativo; legislador [Que elabora leis; legislativo.]

O corpo legislativo aprovou três novos estatutos nesta sessão.

Synonyms: legislative lawmaking law-enacting juridical Antonyms: nonlegislative executive
Word parts: law + give + ing

Related words

lawful lawfully lawfulness lawless lawlessly lawlessness giver gift forgive forgiveness

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