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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. the passing of a law by a legislative body;
[syn: enactment, passage]

2. a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body;
[syn: act, enactment]

3. acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture;
[syn: portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Enactment \En*act"ment\, n. 1. The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a prohibitory enactment; a social enactment. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

enactment n 1: the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: enactment, passage] 2: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body [syn: act, enactment] 3: acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture [syn: portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation]