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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This marks one of the first cases a person is facing a first-degree felony for retail theft since the recent enactment of Florida HB 549 in October, which increased penalties for theft.
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Mia Rivera puts her cellphone away before the start of class on August 15 at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where district officials say students are turning to books following the enactment of a statewide K-12 ban.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, the island will host multiple live re-enactments to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The Strengthening Artificial Intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and eXperimentation Act (SANDBOX Act) directs the OSTP to create a federal sandbox program for AI within a year of enactment.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Mia Rivera puts her cellphone away before the start of class on August 15 at Doss High School in Louisville, Kentucky, where district officials say students are turning to books following the enactment of a statewide K-12 ban.
—Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
On Sunday, the island will host multiple live re-enactments to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII.
—Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 Sep. 2025
The Strengthening Artificial Intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and eXperimentation Act (SANDBOX Act) directs the OSTP to create a federal sandbox program for AI within a year of enactment.
—Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Enactment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enactment. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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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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