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Nomothetical

Nomothetical, legislative.

Nomothetic

Legislative enacting laws as a nomothetical power

Lawmaking

Enacting laws legislative

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Lawgiving

Enacting laws legislative

Ecclesia

The public legislative assembly of the Athenians

Cortes

The legislative assembly composed of nobility clergy and representatives of cities which in Spain and in Portugal answers in some

substantive rule

substantive rule : legislative rule

Dysnomy

Bad legislation the enactment of bad laws

Pith and substance-doctrine of

substance' means that if an enactment substantially fall within the powers expressly conferred by the Constitution upon the legislature which enacted it, it cannot be held to be invalid, merely because it incidentally encroaches on matters assigned

bill

bill 1 : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment ;also : the law itself [the GI ] ap·pro·pri·a·tions bill [ə-prō-prē-ā-shənz-] : a bill providing money

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