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LEGISLATIVE ENACTMENT [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-04-03
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Laws and Legal Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- enactment
1, record 1, English, enactment
correct, see observation, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- legislative enactment 2, record 1, English, legislative%20enactment
correct
- statutory enactment 3, record 1, English, statutory%20enactment
correct
- provision 4, record 1, English, provision
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An act or a regulation or any portion of an act or regulation ... or other instrument having the force of law made under the authority of an act. 5, record 1, English, - enactment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
enactment: ... (2) a statute. The word is best not used by legal writers in sense (2), although it has been so used almost from the beginning. 5, record 1, English, - enactment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Lois et documents juridiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- texte législatif
1, record 1, French, texte%20l%C3%A9gislatif
correct, masculine noun, Canada, New Brunswick, Ontario
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- texte de loi 2, record 1, French, texte%20de%20loi
masculine noun
- disposition législative 3, record 1, French, disposition%20l%C3%A9gislative
feminine noun, Canada
- disposition 4, record 1, French, disposition
feminine noun
- texte 5, record 1, French, texte
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-24
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- legislation
1, record 2, English, legislation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- legislative enactment 2, record 2, English, legislative%20enactment
correct
- law making 3, record 2, English, law%20making
correct
- enactment 4, record 2, English, enactment
correct
- statute-making 3, record 2, English, statute%2Dmaking
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The process by which a legislative bill becomes law. 5, record 2, English, - legislation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Legislation. - The process of making or enacting a positive law in written form, according to some type of format procedure, by a branch of government constituted to perform this process. 3, record 2, English, - legislation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- législation
1, record 2, French, l%C3%A9gislation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Action de légiférer, de faire des lois. 2, record 2, French, - l%C3%A9gislation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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