legis
legis — abbreviation
1. a written short form of the words legislation, legislature, or legislative, used
a written short form of the words legislation, legislature, or legislative, used in official and legal documents.
The governor signed the new legis. into law at the state capitol.
legis. as abbreviation for legislation
Twelve members of the state legis. voted against the proposed reform.
legis. as abbreviation for legislature
The legis. committee will hold hearings on the housing bill next week.
Federal legis. on children's online data privacy has been under review by a Senate committee since last spring.
The state governor called a special session of the legis. to fix an unexpected 200 million dollar budget shortfall.
- legislation
the full word; legis. is used only in writing
- legislature
the full word for the law-making body
- legislative
the full adjective form
文法句型
legis. used before noun (meaning legislative)
the + legis. (meaning legislation or legislature)
用法筆記
Common in written government records, news headlines, and legal citations. Almost always written with a period (legis.) in formal texts. In spoken English the full word (legislation, legislature, or legislative) is used instead.