enactment

English

Etymology

From enact +‎ -ment.

Noun

enactment (countable and uncountable, plural enactments)

1. The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.
   1. The act of playing the part of.

      The actors' powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking.

   2. (law) The act of making (a bill) into law.

      The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.

2. (law) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.

   The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.

Derived terms

• nonenactment
• preenactment

Related terms

• reenactment

Translations

the act of enacting

• Indonesian: pemeragaan (id)
• Irish: achtú m, achtachán m
• Portuguese: encenação f
• Spanish: enactuación f

the act of making into law

• Maori: whakaturetanga (legal)
• Spanish: enactuación f

a piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body

• Azerbaijani: göstəriş
• German: Verabschiedung (de) f, Annahme (de) f
• Indonesian: undang-undang (id)
• Irish: achtachán m, dlí (ga) f, ordú m, acht (ga) m
• Malay: enakmen
• Spanish: enactuación f