noun
The primary modern meaning: the branch of government that makes laws, such as the Diet in Japan.
日本の立法府は国会である。
Japan's legislature is the National Diet.
立法府は新しい法律
The legislature passed a new law.
noun
assize; court (historical)
Rare historical or legal term for a court or assize; not used in modern everyday Japanese.
中世の立法府は巡回裁判所の役割を果たした。
Medieval assizes functioned as circuit courts.