5
legalization(noun, passing, enactment)
3
approval(noun, passing, enactment)
3
legitimation
3
passage(noun, passing, enactment)
3
permission(noun, passing, enactment)
3
ratification(noun, passing, enactment)
3
sanction
2
authorization
2
enactment
2
legislation(passing, enactment)
2
passing
2
validation(noun, passing, enactment)
1
acceptance(passing, enactment)
1
confirmation
1
endorsement
1
legitimacy
1
legitimatization
1
legitimisation
1
legitimizing
0
adoption
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