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enactment
Found in thesaurus: lawmaking, legislation, legislating, legal document, official document, instrument, legal instrument, acting, performing, playacting, playing
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enactment
n.
legislation, decree; representation, performance
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Enactment
The term enactment may refer to the whole or part of a piece of legislation or to the whole or part of an instrument made under a piece of legislation.
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enactment
Noun
1. the passing of a law by a legislative body
(synonym) passage
(hypernym) legislation, legislating, lawmaking
(derivation) ordain, enact
(classification) law, jurisprudence
2. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
(synonym) act
(hypernym) legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument
(hyponym) decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
(classification) law, jurisprudence
3. acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture
(synonym) portrayal, characterization, personation
(hypernym) acting, playing, playacting, performing
(hyponym) impression
(derivation) enact, reenact, act out
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Enactment
(n.)
The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.
The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.
(n.)
That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a prohibitory enactment; a social enactment.
That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a prohibitory enactment; a social enactment.
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Enactment
A law or a statute; a document which is published as an enforceable set of written rules is said to be enacted. - (read more on Enactment)
