lawmaking
English
noun
Definitions
- The process of passing or enacting laws; legislation.
Etymology
Compound from English law (low) + English make (companion, peer, mate, equal).
Origin
English
make
Gloss
companion, peer, mate, equal
Concept
Semantic Field
Miscellaneous function words
Ontological Category
Property
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- BigLaw English
- Eurolaw English
- Westlaw English
- Zipf's law English
- astrolaw English
- brethren-in-law English
- cyberlaw English
- demake English
- e-law English
- foremake English
- formake English
- handmake English
- kingmake English
- law English
- law enforcement English
- lawbook English
- lawbot English
- lawbreaker English
- lawbreaking English
- lawcode English
- lawful English
- lawgiver English
- lawgiving English
- lawing English
- lawless English
- lawlike English
- lawly English
- lawmaker English
- lawman English
- lawmonger English
- lawsome English
- lawspeaker English
- lawsuit English
- lawyer English
- mackly English
- makable English
- make English
- make friends English
- make-debate English
- make-fray English
- make-hawk English
- make-king English
- make-ready English
- make-sport English
- make-work English
- makeability English
- makeable English
- makebate English
- makedom English
- makefast English
- makegame English
- makegood English
- makeless English
- makeline English
- maken English
- makepeace English
- maker English
- makespan English
- makest English
- makestrife English
- maketh English
- makeweight English
- making English
- matchless English
- matchmake English
- metalaw English
- mismake English
- neurolaw English
- newmake English
- nonlaw English
- outlaw English
- overmake English
- powerlaw English
- prelaw English
- premake English
- pseudolaw English
- remake English
- scofflaw English
- sublaw English
- troublemaker English
- unlaw English
- unmake English
- unmakeable English
- upmake English
- meikki Finnish
- lawe Middle English
- maken Middle English
- lagh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- lo Tok Pisin
- makim Tok Pisin
- mekim Tok Pisin
- mek Nigerian Pidgin
- law
- make
- unlaw
- maker
- maken
- e-law
- lawly
- makest
- lawful
- making
- lawyer
- lawing
- maketh
- mackly
- lawman
- demake
- nonlaw
- sublaw
- outlaw
- remake
- unmake
- upmake
- BigLaw
- lawbot
- prelaw
- lawless
- newmake
- lawcode
- lawsuit
- Eurolaw
- lawbook
- mismake
- lawlike
- lawsome
- Westlaw
- formake
- makable
- metalaw
- premake
- makedom
- lawgiver
- makeline
- makeable
- overmake
- makefast
- powerlaw
- scofflaw
- foremake
- lawmaker
- neurolaw
- makespan
- makebate
- cyberlaw
- astrolaw
- handmake
- makegame
- makegood
- kingmake
- makeless
- matchmake
- matchless
- make-hawk
- make-fray
- makepeace
- lawmonger
- make-work
- make-king
- lawgiving
- pseudolaw
- make-ready
- lawbreaker
- unmakeable
- make-sport
- makeweight
- Zipf's law
- makestrife
- lawspeaker
- lawbreaking
- make-debate
- makeability
- make friends
- troublemaker
- brethren-in-law
- law enforcement