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Enactment Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ment

Enactment has 4 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

the passing of a law by a legislative body

"The mayor addressed the crowd to celebrate the successful enactment of the new city recycling ordinance."

2

a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

"The new environmental bill will only become law upon its formal enactment by the legislature."

3

acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

"The audience gasped as the actor's sudden enactment of the dying king made his final words feel terrifyingly real."

4

The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.

"The local mayor celebrated the recent enactment of the new zoning laws at a press conference held yesterday afternoon."

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
legislation legal document acting
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
nullity decree legislative act impression character
Rhyming Words
ent bent ment went sent vent pent hent cent fent dent tent kent gent rent lent djent ament seent brent
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