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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun enactment has 3 senses

• enactment(n = noun.act) passage - the passing of a law by a legislative body; Array
is a kind of lawmaking, legislating, legislation
Derived form verb enact₁

• enactment(n = noun.communication) act - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body; Array
is a kind of instrument, legal document, legal instrument, official document
has particulars: nullity, decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript, legislative act, statute

• enactment(n = noun.act) characterization, personation, portrayal - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture; Array
is a kind of acting, performing, playacting, playing
has particulars: impression, character, part, persona, role, theatrical role
Derived form verb enact₂

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THESAURUS

enactment

accomplishment, achievement, act, acting, administration, aping, bill, bylaw, canon, characterization, commission, completion, concurrent resolution, conduct, constitution, decree, demonstration, dictate, dictation, discharge, dispatch, display, dumb show, edict, effectuation, embodiment, enacting, enaction, execution, exhibit, exhibition, exposition, exposure, form, formality, formula, formulary, handling, imitation, impersonation, implementation, incarnation, institution, joint resolution, jus, law, lawmaking, legislation, legislature, lex, management, masquerade, measure, mimesis, mimicking, mimicry, miming, opening, ordinance, ordonnance, ostentation, pantomime, pantomiming, passage, passing, performance, performing, perpetration, personation, personification, playing, portrayal, posing, prescript, prescription, presentation, presentment, production, projection, regulation, representation, resolution, retrospective, rubric, rule, ruling, show, showing, standing order, statute, transaction, unfolding, unfoldment, unveiling, varnishing day, vernissage

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enactment

Command

N command, order, ordinance, act, fiat, hukm, bidding, dictum, hest, behest, call, beck, nod, despatch, dispatch, message, direction, injunction, charge, instructions, appointment, fixture, demand, exaction, imposition, requisition, claim, reclamation, revendication, ultimatum, request, requirement, dictation, dictate, mandate, caveat, decree, senatus consultum, precept, prescript, rescript, writ, ordination, bull, ex cathedra pronouncement, edict, decretal, dispensation, prescription, brevet, placit, ukase, ukaz, firman, hatti- sherif, warrant, passport, mittimus, mandamus, summons, subpoena, nisi prius, interpellation, citation, word, word of command, mot d'ordre, bugle call, trumpet call, beat of drum, tattoo, order of the day, enactment, plebiscite, commanding, authoritative, decretory, decretive, decretal, callable, jussive, in a commanding tone, by a stroke of the pen, by a dash of the pen, by order, at beat of drum, on the first summons, the decree is gone forth, sic volo sic jubeo, le Roi le veut, boutez en avant.

Legality

N legality, legitimacy, legitimateness, legislature, law, code, corpus juris, constitution, pandect, charter, enactment, statute, rule, canon, ordinance, institution, regulation, bylaw, byelaw, decree, ordonnance, standing order, plebiscite, legal process, form, formula, formality, rite, arm of the law, habeas corpus, fieri facias, jurisprudence, nomology, legislation, codification, equity, common law, lex, lex nonscripta, law of nations, droit des gens, international law, jus gentium, jus civile, civil law, canon law, crown law, criminal law, statute law, ecclesiastical law, administrative law, lex mercatoria, constitutionalism, constitutionality, justice, court, tribunal, judge, lawyer, attorney, legal counsel, legal, legitimate, according to law, vested, constitutional, chartered, legalized, lawful, statutable, statutory, legislatorial, legislative, regulatory, regulated, legally, in the eye of the law, de jure, ignorantia legis neminem excusat, ignorance of the law is no excuse, where law ends tyranny begins.

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