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legislative competence

noun

C2CEFR level
75/100Rarity: rare
TechnicalRegister

The scope of subject matter on which a legislature is lawfully empowered to make laws.

The Bill was referred to the Supreme Court to test whether it fell within legislative competence.

Topic: Constitutional & public in Legal English

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