enactment

en·act·ment  (n-ktmnt)

n.

1.

a. The act of enacting.

b. The state of being enacted.

2. Something that has been enacted: "Dance itself is the enactment of an energy which must seem . . . untrammeled, effortless, masterful" (Susan Sontag).

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	enactment - the passing of a law by a legislative body passage lawmaking, legislating, legislation - the act of making or enacting laws law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	2.	enactment - a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body act legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right nullity - something that is null (especially an enactment that has no legal validity) decree, fiat, edict, rescript, order - a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" legislative act, statute - an act passed by a legislative body law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
	3.	enactment - acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture personation, portrayal, characterization acting, performing, playacting, playing - the performance of a part or role in a drama impression - an impressionistic portrayal of a person; "he did a funny impression of a politician" persona, theatrical role, role, character, part - an actor's portrayal of someone in a play; "she played the part of Desdemona"

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enactment or enaction

noun 1. passing, legislation, sanction, approval, establishment, proclamation, ratification, authorization, validation, making law

noun 2. decree, order, law, act, ruling, bill, measure, command, legislation, regulation, resolution, dictate, canon, statute, ordinance, commandment, edict, bylaw

noun 3. portrayal, staging, performance, playing, acting, performing, representation, depiction, play-acting, personation