Meaning & use
enactment
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The process of making a bill or proposal into law, or an act of performing or acting something out.
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The enactment of the new tax law will take effect next January.
The museum featured a live enactment of a famous historical battle.
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Most commonly used in legal and political contexts to describe a law being formally passed.
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legislationperformance
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