enactment
noun
the act of enacting.
enactments
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pluralof enactment.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Originalism looks only to the past meaning of the Constitution at the time of the founding or at subsequent enactments.
From Slate ● Jul. 20, 2026
In general, that anxiety shows up in the defenses against it through a wide variety of hypermasculine poses, declarations and enactments.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2024
Such stories and dramatic enactments can bring shared attention to these kinds of challenges, and we know that shared attention is one mechanism that can help people cooperate and solve coordination dilemmas.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2023
The lag between the laws’ enactments and seeing a check has led to increased anguish for some arts organizations.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2021
I know no other law on the subject but the moral law, which does not consist of arbitrary enactments and decrees, but is adapted to our condition as human beings.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions by Robert Green Ingersoll
