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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After three Trump elections, the partisan gap between white and nonwhite voters is now smaller than at any time since the enactment of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
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Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Corporations with both would have to divest the pharmacies within three years of enactment.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
These cuts added $1.2 trillion to the deficit through 2027, according to an estimate by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) made at the time of enactment.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Following the 1999 enactment of the Good Friday Agreement, many of the paramilitaries newly freed from prison were left at loose ends while much of their recollections of and perspectives on the conflict were still locked away behind omertà-style oaths of secrecy.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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Nate Cohn, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Corporations with both would have to divest the pharmacies within three years of enactment.
—Peter Sullivan, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024
These cuts added $1.2 trillion to the deficit through 2027, according to an estimate by the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) made at the time of enactment.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 4 Dec. 2024
Following the 1999 enactment of the Good Friday Agreement, many of the paramilitaries newly freed from prison were left at loose ends while much of their recollections of and perspectives on the conflict were still locked away behind omertà-style oaths of secrecy.
—Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 16 Nov. 2024
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“Enactment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enactment. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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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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