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Synonyms for enactment


Grammar : Noun
Spell : en-akt-muh nt
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈækt mənt

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Définition of enactment

Origin :
  • 1817, from enact + -ment.
  • noun playacting
  • noun law; authorization
Example sentences :
  • Let our first enactment be directed against the robbing of temples.
  • Extract from : « Laws » by Plato
  • The irregularity of the meeting must be assigned to the enactment against which it offended.
  • Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Startled, the people wondered was this enactment the forerunner of war.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights Entertainment, Second Series » by Rafael Sabatini
  • There is much opposition to the enactment of a registry law.
  • Extract from : « The Life, Public Services and Select Speeches of Rutherford B. Hayes » by James Quay Howard
  • The desire of the Executive for such an enactment arose in this manner.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion, Volume 1 » by John Charles Dent
  • But as usual this enactment was not effective, because there was a loop-hole in it.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • It was to serve as a guide for the enactment of statute laws later.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • This was the result for the year preceding the enactment of the Morrill tariff.
  • Extract from : « Sophisms of the Protectionists » by Frederic Bastiat
  • It was neither more nor less than the enactment of an old, old drama.
  • Extract from : « The Black Phantom » by Leo Edward Miller
  • The enactment of this measure into a law did not settle the question.
  • Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall

Antonyms for enactment

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