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Enactment \En*act"ment\, n.

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

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enactment

noun

1: the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: passage]
2: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body [syn: act]
3: acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture [syn: portrayal, characterization, personation]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

Enactment \En*act"ment\, n.

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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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