enactment

noun

en·​act·​ment i-ˈnak(t)-mənt 

1

: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted

2

: something (such as a law) that has been enacted

Synonyms

• act
• law
• bill
• amendment
• ordinance
• statute
• legislation

Examples of enactment in a Sentence

as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development

the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen

Recent Examples on the Web

The Strengthening Artificial Intelligence Normalization and Diffusion By Oversight and eXperimentation Act (SANDBOX Act) directs the OSTP to create a federal sandbox program for AI within a year of enactment. —Paulo Carvão, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025

The Constitution expressly requires states to recognize the judicial enactments of other states' courts, and New York, unsurprisingly, is choosing to ignore that constitutional requirement. —Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025

Downs said the university had already done so for at least one semester prior to the enactment of the law. —Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2025

Trailer bills often contain language that has little or nothing to do with the budget and are often fleshed out just hours before enactment. —Dan Walters, Mercury News, 6 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1792, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for enactment

• reenactment

Kids Definition

enactment

noun

en·​act·​ment in-ˈak(t)-mənt 

1

: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted

2

: law sense 1a, statute

Legal Definition

enactment

noun

en·​act·​ment

1

: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted

2

: something (as a law) that has been enacted