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Noun: enactment  en'akt-munt
  1. (law) the passing of a law by a legislative body
    - passage
     
  2. (law) a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee, society or legislative body
    - act
     
  3. Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
    - portrayal, characterization, personation

Derived forms: enactments

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

Encyclopedia: Enactment