Legislature (IPA: /ˈɫɛdʒəˌsɫeɪtʃɝ/)
| Legislature (n.) |
The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power to make and repeal laws; a legislative body. |
| Legislature |
Kind of deliberative assembly with the power to pass, amend, and repeal laws |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "It is for the legislature to alter the law if Parliament in its wisdom thinks an alteration desirable." - Edward Macnaghten, Baron Macnaghten |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "It is rare that a legislature reasons. It is too quickly impassioned." - Napoleon I of France |
| Example Sentence (Quote) "No man's life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session." - Liberty |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " Our limited function is not to say what the legislature meant, but to ascertain what the legislature has said that it meant." - Statutes |
| Example Sentence (Quote) " There's a time and a place for security, but the legislature has to stay vigilant, or there will be abuses." - Deus Ex |
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