ENACTMENTS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

enactments

noun

plural of enactment

as in laws

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

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higher laws

as in executions

the doing of an action the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen

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Recent Examples of enactments Barbie Ferreira stars as a young woman working as a content moderator for a TikTok-like video platform, discovers what appears to be re-enactments of murders from the original film. —

Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 12 Apr. 2026 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. —

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 Instead, in order to protect their identities, their words are read aloud during re-enactments by powerhouse actresses such as Emma Thompson (who squeezes herself beneath an axle) and Kate Dickie (performing, as the nurse, on all fours on Kenmure Street itself). —

Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026 Director Mohammed Ali Naqvi’s film uses drone footage and re-enactments to tell the story of eight passengers dangling from a cable car over a ravine after a wire snaps. —

Brian Welk, IndieWire, 21 Jan. 2026 History sprang to life at Old Poway Park with historical re-enactments at the Rendezvous in Poway event. —

Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Oct. 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 Constitution expressly requires states to recognize the judicial enactments of other states' courts, and New York, unsurprisingly, is choosing to ignore that constitutional requirement. —

Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Lawyer Steve Oshins told Inside Wealth that QSBS laws and other tax proposals aimed at the wealthy encourage high earners to move to other states.

— Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 8 May 2026
The Dare Market app allows people to challenge one another to complete dares for prizes or money, but discourages users from breaking any laws, Perfito said.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026