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enactment en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɛnˈæktmənt/ (Canada, General-American)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English enact Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English enactment From enact + -ment.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. ▸ The act of playing the part of.
    • The actors' powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking.
  2. (countable, uncountable) The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. ▸ The act of making (a bill) into law.
    • The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.
  3. (countable, uncountable) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
    • The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.

Forms

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Deriveds

preenactment · nonenactment

Relateds

enaction · reenactment

Translations (17)

az göstəriş (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · ga ordú (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · ga achtachán (the act of enacting) · de Verabschiedung (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · es enactuación (the act of making into law) · pt encenação (the act of enacting) · ga acht (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · ga dlí (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · ms enakmen (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · es enactuación (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · ga achtachán (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · de Annahme (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · ga achtú (the act of enacting) · id pemeragaan (the act of enacting) · mi whakaturetanga (the act of making into law) · id undang-undang (a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body) · es enactuación (the act of enacting)