Legion-of-merit
noun, Military.
1.
a decoration ranking below the Silver Star and above the Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded to U.S. and foreign military personnel for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the U.S.
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[lej-is-ley-shuh n] /ˌlɛdʒ ɪsˈleɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of making or enacting laws. 2. a law or a body of laws enacted. /ˌlɛdʒɪsˈleɪʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of making laws; enactment 2. the laws so made n. 1650s, from French législation, from Late Latin legislationem (nominative legislatio), properly two words, legis latio, […]