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 act, bill, constitution, law, ordinance, statuteRelated 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 higher law

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