enactment

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enactment

  • /ɛnˈæktmənt/ Canada, US

noun enactments

  1. countable, uncountable The act of playing the part of. The actors' powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking.
  2. countable, uncountable The act of making (a bill) into law. The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.
  3. countable, uncountable A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body. The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.

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Closest in meaning: portrayal, passage, act, enact, enacting, establish, devising, introduction, application, promulgate, devise, elaboration, approval, develop, assent, preparation

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noun the act of enacting

Españolenactuación
Portuguêsencenação

noun the act of making into law

Españolenactuación

noun a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body

Españolenactuación
DeutschVerabschiedung, Annahme

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@misc{enactment_2026,
  title = {enactment},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/enactment},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}