enactment
noun
en·act·ment
i-ˈnak(t)-mənt 
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
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This unsustainable path for US debt growth seems likely to render the enactment of more massive green energy subsidy programs by a closely divided congress untenable for the foreseeable future.
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
In doing so, the Court would be setting a precedent for the new presidential administration and, in turn, sending a message deterring the enactment of similar healthcare and anti-LGBTQIA legislation.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The legislation would prevent lawmakers from buying stocks and other types of financial assets while also blocking them from offloading stocks 90 days after the law’s enactment.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Still, the movement to end dependency and penury in old age gathered force and triumphed with the enactment of Social Security in 1935, the crowning achievement of the New Deal.
—Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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David Blackmon, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
In doing so, the Court would be setting a precedent for the new presidential administration and, in turn, sending a message deterring the enactment of similar healthcare and anti-LGBTQIA legislation.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
The legislation would prevent lawmakers from buying stocks and other types of financial assets while also blocking them from offloading stocks 90 days after the law’s enactment.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Still, the movement to end dependency and penury in old age gathered force and triumphed with the enactment of Social Security in 1935, the crowning achievement of the New Deal.
—Jonathan Rauch, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Enactment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enactment. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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enactment
noun
en·act·ment
in-ˈak(t)-mənt
1
: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted
2
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