ENACTMENT - The Law Mind Legal Dictionary

ENACTMENTn.

Websters Unabridged Dictionary (1913) • 1913

The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law. That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a prohibitory enactment; a social enactment.

enactmentnoun

Wiktionary (English) • 2026

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The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. | The act of playing the part of. | The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. | The act of making (a bill) into law. | A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.