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In jurisprudence, legislation is described as a source of law mainly because it is:

Legislation is a source of law because it is the formal declaration of legal rules by an authority the State recognises as competent to make law. Custom grows from usage and precedent from court decisions, while private agreements bind only the parties.

  1. AThe declaration of legal rules by a competent authority recognised by the StateCorrect
  2. BThe gradual growth of rules from long-standing social usage
  3. CThe collection of judicial opinions of learned jurists
  4. DThe adoption of rules agreed privately between two parties

Explanation

Legislation means the making of law by a competent authority, such as Parliament or a State Legislature, in a formal and deliberate manner. Growth from usage describes custom, and judicial decisions describe precedent. Private agreements bind only the parties and are not legislation.

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