enactment

1 a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development Synonyms of enactment act, bill, constitution, law, ordinance, statuteWords Related to enactment 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 of enactment higher law

2 the doing of an action the enactment of the murder is never actually shown on screen Synonyms of enactment accomplishment, achievement, discharge, commission, execution, fulfillment (or fulfilment), implementation, performance, perpetration, prosecution, pursuanceWords Related to enactment dispatch, expedition; administration, direction, handling, management; application, operation, practice (also practise)Antonyms of enactment nonfulfillment, nonperformance