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Webster 1913 Edition


Enactment

En-act′ment

,
Noun.
1.
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.
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Enactment

ENACT'MENT

,
Noun.
The passing of a bill into a law; the act of voting, decreeing and giving validity to a law.

Definition 2024


enactment

enactment

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Noun

enactment (plural enactments)

  1. The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.
    The actors' powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking.
    The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.
  2. (law) 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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