Enactment

En-act′ment

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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

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Noun.

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

enactment ‎(plural enactments)

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.
(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.

the act of enacting

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