adjective legislation

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• legislation — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ federal, national, parliamentary, state ▪ draft, proposed ▪ fresh (esp. BrE), further …   Collocations dictionary

• judge-made — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective : created by judges or judicial decision used especially of law applied or established by the judicial interpretation of statutes so as to extend or restrict their scope * * * /juj mayd /, adj. established by a court, as by… …   Useful english dictionary

• unamended — adjective (of legislation) not amended • Ant: ↑amended • Topics: ↑legislation, ↑statute law …   Useful english dictionary

• antitrust — adjective Date: 1890 of, relating to, or being legislation against or opposition to trusts or combinations; specifically consisting of laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful restraints and monopolies or unfair business practices …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• facultative — adjective Date: 1820 1. a. of or relating to the grant of permission, authority, or privilege < facultative legislation > b. optional 2. of or relating to a mental faculty 3. a. taking place under some conditions but not under others …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• nomothetic — adjective Etymology: Greek nomothetikos of legislation, from nomothetēs lawgiver, from nomos law + thetēs one who establishes, from tithenai to put more at do Date: 1658 relating to, involving, or dealing with abstract, general, or universal… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• odoriferous — adjective Date: 15th century 1. yielding an odor ; odorous 2. morally offensive < odoriferous legislation > • odoriferously adverb • odoriferousness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• oppressive — adjective Date: circa 1677 1. unreasonably burdensome or severe < oppressive legislation > 2. tyrannical 3. overwhelming or depressing to the spirit or senses < an oppressive climate > Synonyms: see onerous • oppressively adverb • oppres …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• self-executing — adjective Date: 1857 taking effect immediately without implementing legislation < a self executing treaty > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• significant — adjective Etymology: Latin significant , significans, present participle of significare to signify Date: 1579 1. having meaning; especially suggestive < a significant glance > 2. a. having or likely to have influence or effect ; important …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• trailblazing — adjective Date: 1951 making or pointing a new way < trailblazing legislation > …   New Collegiate Dictionary