Definition of enactment
2
:something (such as a law) that has been enacted
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as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development
the enactment of the murder is never actually shown on screen
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The movie doesn't include a re-enactment of the mock trial.
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That plan would have sought as its sole objective enactment by the August recess of a single reconciliation bill containing the most achievable and worthwhile tax and entitlement reforms Republicans are seeking.
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The town wants to use it as part of Civil War re-enactment events.
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The highest-grossing movie of the summer is a stylish, though strangely rose-tinted re-enactment of World War I. And TV shows from the last 30 years are being brought back at an increasingly alarming clip.
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Howard County's Republican county executive, Allan Kittleman, campaigned against the enactment of a citizens' election fund.
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The provision has been in effect since the law’s enactment and helped fuel a federal push to protect transgender people from discrimination in receiving health care services.
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The most excitement comes during Old Yeller Days, when the Mason County Beven Eckert Memorial Library gathers fans of the 1956 novel about a boy and his dog for re-enactments of frontier life, storytelling and a pet parade.
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Poway’s Old Fashioned 4th of July: Patriotic entertainment, gun fighting re-enactments, free crafts, train displays and old-fashioned games 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 4 in Old Poway Park, 14134 Midland Road.
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First Known Use of enactment
1792
enactment Synonyms
Synonyms
act, bill, constitution, law, ordinance, statuteAntonyms
nonfulfillment, nonperformanceRelated Words
command, commandment, decree, dictate, directive, edict, fiat, ruling; bylaw, ground rule, regulation, rule; amendment, legislation; common law, martial law; blue law; prohibition, proscription, restriction; canon, capitulary, encyclicalNear Antonyms
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enactment
noun
en·act·ment
legal Definition of enactment
1
:the act of enacting :the state of being enacted
2
:something (as a law) that has been enacted
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