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Dictionary: en·act·ment   (ĕn-ăkt'mənt) pronunciation
 
n.
    1. The act of enacting.
    2. The state of being enacted.
  1. Something that has been enacted: “Dance itself is the enactment of an energy which must seem . . . untrammeled, effortless, masterful” (Susan Sontag).

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Thesaurus: enactment
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noun

    The formal product of a legislative or judicial body: act, assize, bill1, law, legislation, lex, measure, statute. See law.

 
Antonyms: enactment
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n

Definition: law; authorization
Antonyms: block, disallowance, hindrance, stop, veto


 
WordNet: enactment
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Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: the passing of a law by a legislative body
  Synonym: passage

Meaning #2: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
  Synonym: act

Meaning #3: acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture
  Synonyms: portrayal, characterization, personation


 
 
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