enactment
pronunciation
How to pronounce enactment in British English:
UK [ɪˈnæktmənt]
How to pronounce enactment in American English:
US [ɛnˈæktmənt]
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- Noun:
- the passing of a law by a legislative body
- a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
- acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture
Word Origin
- enactment (n.)
- 1766, "passing of a bill into law," from enact + -ment. Meaning "a law, statute" is by 1783. Earlier was enaction 1620s.
Example
- 1. Prior to the law 's enactment , most of the danish clergy opposed it .
- 2. The european commission plans to bring forward a set of proposals by the end of this year for enactment in early 2013 .
- 3. He helped win enactment of the medicare prescription drug benefit , one of the largest expansions of government health aid .
- 4. This changed in may with the enactment by the state council of the new chinese franchise regulation and the ministry of commerce 's issuance of implementation guidelines .
- 5. Accordingly , enactment of the bill would tend to undermine public and investor confidence in monetary policy by raising concerns that monetary policy judgments in pursuit of our legislated objectives would become subject to political considerations .