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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Here, the re-enactments lack the level of panache that made Pez Outlaw so much fun, feeling more like a crutch than an additive aesthetic choice.
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Business groups strenuously opposed them and after enactment sued, a legal clash currently sitting in the federal Court of Appeals.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Critics also said the bill’s enactment could cause chaos in this year’s elections and confuse voters because some of it would take effect immediately.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Mar. 2026
Volkspele were historical cosplay events for preteens, musical re-enactments of the Great Trek — the 19th-century migration of Afrikaner settlers away from British rule, heading inland in ox-wagons, that has been mythologized through tales of women and children crossing the Drakensberg barefoot.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Business groups strenuously opposed them and after enactment sued, a legal clash currently sitting in the federal Court of Appeals.
—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026
Critics also said the bill’s enactment could cause chaos in this year’s elections and confuse voters because some of it would take effect immediately.
—ABC News, 26 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for enactment
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“Enactment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enactment. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.
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enactment
noun
en·act·ment
in-ˈak(t)-mənt
1
: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted
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