The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Legislation \Leg`is*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.
   l['e]gislation, L. legis latio. See Legislator.]
   The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws;
   the laws enacted.
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         Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy.
                                                  --Lyttelton.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

legislation
    n 1: law enacted by a legislative body [syn: legislation,
         statute law]
    2: the act of making or enacting laws [syn: legislation,
       legislating, lawmaking]