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Meanings of enactment in English

Portuguese
caracterização
Catalan
interpretació
Spanish
interpretación

Acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture.

        caracterização
        Spanish
        aprobación

        The passing of a law by a legislative body.

              aprobación
              Portuguese
              ato
              Catalan
              acta
              Spanish
              ley

              A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.

                    ato
                    Usage of enactment in English
                    1
                    The enactment of home rule was won without a shot being fired.
                    The Irish Times
                    2
                    To have co-ordinate jurisdiction with the Senate in the enactment of laws.
                    Civil Government for Common Schools / Prepared as a Manual for P...
                    3
                    Each new enactment of child labor or industrial laws has its influence.
                    The Making of a Trade School
                    4
                    Adding the car program would speed the voucher measure's enactment into law.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    The enactment of such a law would be eminently wise and just.
                    State of the Union Addresses
                    6
                    The enactment of this law caused Canterbury to go wild with joy.
                    The Education of the Negro Prior to 1861 / A History of the Educ...
                    7
                    Who will dare to act for me in view of that enactment?
                    The Snare
                    8
                    Since its enactment, the 1997 Litter Act has simply been ignored.
                    The Irish Times
                    9
                    The slaveholders themselves acknowledge it in the enactment of laws for their government.
                    Ebony
                    10
                    It has been a target of Republican attacks since its enactment in 2010.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    But the great heart of the people recoils from this enactment.
                    American Eloquence, Volume 2 / Studies In American Political His...
                    12
                    And under this proposition and enactment the original contract was made.
                    A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents. Volu...
                    13
                    This iniquitous and anti-christian enactment has been carried into effect in several instances.
                    Fox's Book of Martyrs / Or A History of the Lives, Sufferings, a...
                    14
                    But they may hold and dispose of personal property without any special enactment.
                    The Government Class Book / Designed for the Instruction of Yout...
                    15
                    But what never happens is the enactment of actual, tangible solutions.
                    Ebony
                    16
                    This follows the enactment of the Qualifications Act earlier this summer.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Translations for enactment
                    Enactment through the time
                    Enactment across language varieties
                    Ireland
                    Common
                    United States of America
                    Common
                    United Kingdom
                    Less common