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Meanings of piece of legislation in English

Russian
писаный закон
Portuguese
lei
Catalan
llei
Spanish
legislación
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Law enacted by a legislature or other governing body.

        писаный закон
        Usage of piece of legislation in English
        1
        A new piece of legislation and a genuine public debate is overdue.
        The Irish Times
        2
        The 1972 European Communities Act is a very significant piece of legislation.
        The Irish Times
        3
        You also have to implement a complex new piece of legislation.
        The Guardian
        4
        In 1978, Congress passed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Act, an historic piece of legislation.
        State of the Union Addresses
        5
        Councillor Wayne Walker said that piece of legislation was a mistake.
        Radio NZ
        6
        This is what sometimes happens: They promise you a particular piece of legislation.
        The New Freedom / A Call For the Emancipation of the Generous En...
        7
        The Child Pornography Bill will be a landmark piece of legislation.
        The Irish Times
        8
        I, like he, feel quite put upon by this repressive piece of legislation.
        The Irish Times
        9
        This is not a piece of legislation which is about newspapers or journalists.
        The Irish Times
        10
        And it's going on in the application of a well-intended piece of legislation.
        The Irish Times
        11
        It is the greatest piece of legislation ever enacted by Congress.
        Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
        12
        We cannot operate on a piece of legislation that has gaps in it.
        Radio NZ
        13
        The 1974 Tunney Act is a poor, forlorn piece of legislation.
        Wired
        14
        The fastest piece of legislation approved so far in the sector took 25 months.
        The Irish Times
        15
        This piece of legislation introduced a series of measures aimed at combating alcohol abuse.
        The Irish Times
        16
        This agreement is a highly dangerous neoliberal piece of legislation.
        The Irish Times
        Translations for piece of legislation
        Portuguese
        leilegislação