enactments

noun

Definition of enactmentsnext
plural of enactment
1
as in laws
a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development

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2
as in executions
the doing of an action the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen

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  1. executions
  2. ordinances
  3. implementations
  4. amendments
  5. bills
  6. statutes
  7. accomplishments
Noun
  • Pope Francis also pushed Biden, who is Catholic and spoke to the pontiff last week, to prevent the executions.
    Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Biden administration in 2021 announced a moratorium on federal capital punishment to study the protocols used, which suspended executions during Biden’s term.
    Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of executions
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  • Normally, legislative bodies pass bills and local ordinances, including directives on how to spend tax money.
    Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Advertisement Officials in Alhambra, with a population of around 82,000; and Monterey Park, where about 60,000 people live, said earlier this year their cities haven’t imposed mandatory retrofit ordinances for soft-story apartment buildings.
    Rong-Gong Lin II, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024
Definition of ordinances
Noun
  • Time will tell what this transition will mean in terms of policy implementations and their impacts on economic and stock market growth.
    Kevin Mahn, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Dedicating these additional resources and developing the right set of skills and capabilities across organizations will be crucial to successful implementations and future developments.
    Adrian Swinscoe, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of implementations
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  • Instead, Congress has passed the Social Security Fairness Act to repeal the amendments entirely, reverting to the same windfall benefits problem.
    The Editors, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The bill repeals two amendments to the Social Security Act that sought to prevent windfall benefits for government employees with pensions.
    The Editors, National Review, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of amendments
Noun
  • Some have even offered to pay his legal bills, according to Mangione's Pennsylvania lawyer Thomas Dickey.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Some have even offered to pay his legal bills, according to Mangione's Pennsylvania lawyer Thomas Dickey.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of bills
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  • New statutes to fight fentanyl and keep undocumented people from receiving public benefits are in effect after successful passage last month of Proposition 314.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • New York doesn't have the death penalty, but the federal government has jurisdiction to seek the punishment with federal interest and alleged violations of federal statutes, the Death Penalty Information Center said in January.
    Mike Allen, Axios, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of statutes
Noun
  • Use the holiday season to evaluate the past year’s accomplishments, challenges, and lessons.
    Scott Hutcheson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • During his time on the campaign trail, Biden struggled to reconcile this issue and tell a story of his climate accomplishments in a high profile, coherent nature while, as Sunrise noted.
    Alex J. Rouhandeh, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of accomplishments
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