enactment
noun
en·act·ment
i-ˈnak(t)-mənt 
Examples of enactment in a Sentence
as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development
the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen
Recent Examples on the Web
The rulings stemmed from the 2018 enactment of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation, or G.D.P.R., which was landmark legislation to protect people’s online data.
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Adam Satariano, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
The group’s newest proclamation threatens to bog down negotiations over a continuing resolution that would provide temporary funding between the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 and the pending enactment of the 2024 fiscal year budget.
—Svetlana Shkolnikova Stars and Stripes (tns), al, 25 Aug. 2023
The issue was first addressed in 2007 with the enactment of the Energy Independence and Security Act, which set maximum power requirements for all general service lightbulbs.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2023
Nearly a year after its enactment, the U.S. government still has not yet fully implemented the new corporate alternative minimum tax, as the Biden administration races to finalize a complex and critical element of Democrats’ broader economic agenda.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
The European Commission also relaxed rules governing aid to companies like Intel and TSMC in the lead up to the Chips Act’s enactment.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
The enactment of the policies last month was the first significant update since a first version of the guidance was released in September.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
Amendments to the act focused primarily on what criminal offenses are or are not eligible for pretrial release, judicial discretion during pretrial sentencing, and bond appeal for those pending trial before the law’s enactment.
—George Wiebe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
But Judge Gutierrez had previously ruled that the MMA’s new requirements did not apply to pending lawsuits, meaning that the band still could have won a ruling forcing Pandora to hand over unpaid royalties from the years before the MMA’s enactment.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 28 July 2023
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Adam Satariano, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2023
The group’s newest proclamation threatens to bog down negotiations over a continuing resolution that would provide temporary funding between the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 and the pending enactment of the 2024 fiscal year budget.
—Svetlana Shkolnikova Stars and Stripes (tns), al, 25 Aug. 2023
The issue was first addressed in 2007 with the enactment of the Energy Independence and Security Act, which set maximum power requirements for all general service lightbulbs.
—Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2023
Nearly a year after its enactment, the U.S. government still has not yet fully implemented the new corporate alternative minimum tax, as the Biden administration races to finalize a complex and critical element of Democrats’ broader economic agenda.
—Tony Romm, Washington Post, 14 Aug. 2023
The European Commission also relaxed rules governing aid to companies like Intel and TSMC in the lead up to the Chips Act’s enactment.
—Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2023
The enactment of the policies last month was the first significant update since a first version of the guidance was released in September.
—Karina Elwood, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
Amendments to the act focused primarily on what criminal offenses are or are not eligible for pretrial release, judicial discretion during pretrial sentencing, and bond appeal for those pending trial before the law’s enactment.
—George Wiebe, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2023
But Judge Gutierrez had previously ruled that the MMA’s new requirements did not apply to pending lawsuits, meaning that the band still could have won a ruling forcing Pandora to hand over unpaid royalties from the years before the MMA’s enactment.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 28 July 2023
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First Known Use
1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Enactment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enactment. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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Kids Definition
enactment
noun
en·act·ment
in-ˈak(t)-mənt
1
: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted
2
Legal Definition
enactment
noun
en·act·ment
1
: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted
2
: something (as a law) that has been enacted
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