Noun
the act of making or enacting laws
Source: WordNetThe people are the best guardians of their own rights and it is the duty of their executive to abstain from interfering in or thwarting the sacred exercise of the lawmaking functions of their government. William Henry Harrison
According to Mr. Brooks’s proposed theory of change, dealing with these crises will take “government” and “crafting coalitions” and “lawmaking.” Source: Internet
Even in civil law systems that do not admit judge-made law, it is not always clear when the function of interpretation of the criminal law ends and judicial lawmaking begins. Source: Internet
“Beijing’s intention is to silence the voice of dissidents before elections for the Legislative Council (Hong Kong’s lawmaking body) in September,” Wong told me by phone from Hong Kong. Source: Internet
The body that handles most lawmaking for China’s top legislative body closed its latest meeting Saturday with no mention of whether it had passed a highly controversial national security law for Hong Kong. Source: Internet
Student and lawyer The temple of Castor and Pollux in Rome Pliny's father took him to Rome to be educated in lawmaking. Source: Internet