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Noun: enactment  en'akt-munt
  1. (law) the passing of a law by a legislative body
    "The enactment of the new tax law was controversial";
    - passage
     
  2. (law) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee, society or legislative body
    "The new enactment aimed to protect consumer rights";
    - act
     
  3. The representation or acting out of a character or role in a performance
    "The actor's enactment of Hamlet was deeply moving";
    - portrayal, characterization, personation

Derived forms: enactments

Type of: acting, instrument, lawmaking, legal document, legal instrument, legislating, legislation, official document, performing, playacting, playing

Encyclopedia: Enactment