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
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The Boston rally happened after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and months before the enactment of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in August.
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Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Prior to Prop 13’s enactment in 1978, every local school district set their own property tax rates, which meant schools relied heavily on local property tax revenue.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has spent the first weeks of spring taking multiple victory laps following a legislative session that concluded with the enactment of top policy priorities.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Lamont seemed prepared to trade off the two tax cuts in a possible exchange that could lead to the enactment of the child tax credit for the first time in state history.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
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Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2025
Prior to Prop 13’s enactment in 1978, every local school district set their own property tax rates, which meant schools relied heavily on local property tax revenue.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has spent the first weeks of spring taking multiple victory laps following a legislative session that concluded with the enactment of top policy priorities.
—Patrick Gleason, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Lamont seemed prepared to trade off the two tax cuts in a possible exchange that could lead to the enactment of the child tax credit for the first time in state history.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Enactment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enactment. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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enactment
noun
en·act·ment
in-ˈak(t)-mənt
1
: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted
2
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