Definitions for enactment
ɛnˈækt mənten·act·ment

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. enactment, passagenoun

   the passing of a law by a legislative body

2. act, enactmentnoun

   a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

3. portrayal, characterization, enactment, personationnoun

   acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enactmentnoun

   The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.

2. enactmentnoun

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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. enactment

   Enactment refers to the process of passing legislation or laws into action by a legislative body. It can also refer to the act of performing or executing something, often in a symbolic or ceremonial manner. Simply put, it's the act of making something into law or putting something into action.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Enactmentnoun

   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

2. Enactmentnoun

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Legal Document
   • Legislation

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How to pronounce enactment?

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How to say enactment in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of enactment in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of enactment in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of enactment in a Sentence

1. Radiologist Steffen Ross:

   The first step would be to do the data acquisition which we use a 3D scanner for, we scan the crime scene and we are also able to scan the dead body, if there is a dead body involved, and then we can put all the data together in the computer and create a virtual crime scene, which is a 3D model of the crime scene, so a re-enactment of the crime.

2. Tom Perez:

   On July 2, 1964, President Johnson signed into law the Civil Rights Act. Its enactment, following the longest continuous debate in the history of the U.S. Senate, enshrined into law the basic principle upon which our country was founded - that all people are created equal.

3. Harry S. Truman:

   People say life is a story, I differ. It is an enactment of constantly changing, continuously edited , and precisely coordinated scenes, I would say.

4. Jesse Kavadlo:

   The terrible spill now is, of course, a coincidence. But it plays in our minds like life imitating art, which was imitating life, and on and on, because, as DeLillo suggests in ‘White Noise’ as well, we have unfortunately become too acquainted with the mediated language and enactment of disaster.

5. Jenista Mhagama:

   This legislation has already been amended seven times since its enactment ... with the objective of strengthening multiparty democracy in the country.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=enactment
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Enactment
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enactment
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=enactment