LEGISLATURE

LEGISLATURE legislature. The branch of government responsible for making statutory laws. ? The federal government and most states have bicameral legislatures, usu. consisting of a house of representatives and a senate. ¡ª Also termed legislative assembly. Cf. EXECUTIVE(1); JUDICIARY(1). [Cases: States 24. C.J.S. States ¡ì¡ì 40¨C41.] How would a bilingual lawyer translate the term LEGISLATURE […]