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a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature
Congress has proposed new legislation banning the commercial distribution of plastic straws.
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Recent Examples of legislation
Accra, Ghana Reuters — Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed two separate cases challenging the legality of one of Africa’s most restrictive pieces of anti-LGBT legislation, paving the way for the president to sign it into law.
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Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Charles-Newton, who lost to Curley in the race for the speaker position, ultimately withdrew that legislation.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
However, new legislation is not expected until mid-2025.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are also using the drone saga to press for legislation providing law enforcers with more authority to track and police unmanned aircraft systems, known as UAS.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Charles-Newton, who lost to Curley in the race for the speaker position, ultimately withdrew that legislation.
—Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 17 Dec. 2024
However, new legislation is not expected until mid-2025.
—Virginie Berger, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Some lawmakers on Capitol Hill are also using the drone saga to press for legislation providing law enforcers with more authority to track and police unmanned aircraft systems, known as UAS.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legislation
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Our policy verticals — on health care, finance, defense, technology and many other topics — offer immediate reports on critical areas of legislation and regulation.Bob Cusack, The Hill, 11 Dec. 2024
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Your emotional regulation and coping strategies will influence their own in the future.Christin Perry, Parents, 11 Dec. 2024
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The amendment was approved by the House in 1971 and the Senate in 1972.Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2024
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In short, unless and until a different amendment is passed, these states cannot ban hunting.Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Dec. 2024
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Landlords must allow tenants to heat their homes to at least 67 degrees, according to Wisconsin law.Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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To get money from the 2021 law, states and agencies must submit plans to an office run jointly by the Energy and Transportation departments.Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Austin American-Statesman, 8 Dec. 2024
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In the court's ruling, Ginsburg, a Republican appointee, rejected TikTok's main legal arguments against the law, including that the statute was an unlawful bill of attainder, or a taking of property in violation of the Fifth Amendment.HALELUYA HADERO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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In a ruling in October, Judge Tanya Walton Pratt allowed Kennard and Bowling to proceed to trial and pursue punitive damages.Gene Maddaus, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Legislation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legislation. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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