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How to pronounce enactment in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms passage
Type of legislation, lawmaking, legislating
Derivation enact
Type Words
Synonyms act
Type of legal document, official document, legal instrument, instrument
Has types order, legislative act, nullity, decree, statute, fiat, edict, rescript
Type Words
Synonyms characterization, personation, portrayal
Type of playacting, acting, performing, playing
Has types theatrical role, character, impression, part, persona, role
Derivation enact

Examples of enactment

enactment
A project to restore the house is planned, using proceeds from the re-enactment.
From the telegraph.co.uk
To-day there is no way out of a critical situation but by legislative enactment.
From the theatlantic.com
As the year of the TV-news re-enactment comes to a close, a backlash has set in.
From the time.com
Their underpayment penalties are waived this year because of the late enactment.
From the sacbee.com
Prosecutors visited the hospital Tuesday for a re-enactment of the confrontation.
From the thenewstribune.com
There is religion, too, in its re-enactment of Herod's massacre of the innocents.
From the guardian.co.uk
In San Antonio, a concert and battle re-enactment are planned at the Alamo today.
From the chron.com
A re-enactment of torture methods used against Falun Gong practitioners in China.
From the theepochtimes.com
For all that, enactment of the White House-GOP plan is likely before Christmas.
From the sacbee.com
More examples
  • The passing of a law by a legislative body
  • Act: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
  • Portrayal: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
  • (enact) ordain: order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
  • (enact) act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
  • Coming into force (also called enforcement or enactment) refers to the process by which legislation, or part of legislation, and treaties come to have legal force and effect. The term is closely related to the date of this transition.
  • (Enact) Promulgation or enactment is the act of formally proclaiming or declaring a new statutory or administrative law as in effect after it receives final approval.
  • (Enacted) An act of Congress (or Act of Congress) is a statute by government with a legislature named "Congress," such as the United States and the Philippines.
  • (enact) to make (a bill) into law; to act the part of; to play; to do; to effect