enactment

[ en-akt-muhnt ]

/ ɛnˈækt mənt /

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noun

the act of enacting.

the state or fact of being enacted.

something that is enacted; a law or statute.

a single provision of a law.

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Origin of enactment

First recorded in 1810–20; enact + -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM enactment

non·en·act·ment, nounre·en·act·ment, noun

Words nearby enactment

enabler, enabling, enabling act, enact, enactive, enactment, enactory, enalapril, enallage, enamel, enameling

How to use enactment in a sentence

The work contributed to the enactment of new regulatory measures, including the 2010 Dodd-Frank law aimed at preventing another Wall Street meltdown and consumer abuses.
Carl Levin, six-term Michigan senator who garnered bipartisan respect, dies at 87|Michael H. Brown|July 30, 2021|Washington Post
In the first six months of 2021, a “tidal wave” of voting rights legislation has resulted in the enactment of 153 new laws in 38 states—with over half increasing access to voting.
Inside the State-by-State, Super-Partisan War Over Voting Rights|Jackie Kucinich|June 17, 2021|The Daily Beast
In some cases, as with the new laws in Georgia and Florida, the enactment of those laws has spurred controversy and backlash.
It’s not just voting: Legislators have introduced 100 state bills targeting protesting|Philip Bump|May 13, 2021|Washington Post
The For the People Act, however, presently has no viable route to enactment in the 50-50 Senate.
Democrats tweak marquee voting bill as they seek path out of Senate|Mike DeBonis|May 6, 2021|Washington Post

With the enactment of Medicare and Medicaid in the late 1960s, taxpayers footed more of the bill for the failing asylum system, so the public started demanding change.
History's Lesson for Activists Who Want to Defund the Police|Sarah E. Ryan|April 20, 2021|Time
Since its enactment in 1997, 752 Oregonians have used prescriptions for lethal medications for their intended purpose.
The Beautiful Newlywed Who Made the Right Change Its Mind on Physician-Assisted Death|Samantha Allen|October 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
First, he maintains that enactment of such a law “would overrule a historic Supreme Court decision.”
Democracy Demands a Journalist-Source Shield Law|Geoffrey R. Stone|April 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The enactment of these proposals would strike a much better balance between the interests of liberty and security.
Understanding Obama’s NSA Proposals|Geoffrey R. Stone|March 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A dramatic video re-enactment, four minutes of silence, and a tribute to Thomas Jefferson.
George Zimmerman Defense: Trayvon Wasn’t Injured, ‘Except for the Gunshot’|Jacqui Goddard|July 12, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Yet however long the enactment, the text of a complex modern statute is only the very roughest guide to its future operation.
4 Predictions For A Second Obama Term|David Frum|August 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST
This enactment was due principally to the railway accidents that occurred.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
This enactment, if honestly carried into effect, would have been unobjectionable.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
One of the first effects of this amendment in Virginia was a legislative enactment requiring all women to pay the poll tax.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia|Dorothy M. Torpey
The marked feature of this period is the paucity of statutory enactment affecting relief.
English Poor Law Policy|Sidney Webb
This enactment, passed by the Scottish parliament of 1551, calls for notice upon other grounds besides those of morality.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman