English noun: legislative act | |||
| 1. | legislative act (communication) an act passed by a legislative body | ||
| Synonyms | statute | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | act, enactment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | enabling act, enabling clause, fair-trade act, FISA, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, ordinance, special act, Stamp Act | ||
| Part holonym | rider | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||