ENACTMENT Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

enactment

noun

i-ˈnak(t)-mənt

Definition of enactment

as in act

a rule of conduct or action laid down by a governing authority and especially a legislature as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development

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as in execution

the doing of an action the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen

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Recent Examples of enactment The result is Ba’s Book, which mixes vérité documentary, re-enactments by family members in Vietnam and actors, as well as travelog into a heartfelt family film. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Not all states observe it — and under the bill, states can opt out of the change if their respective legislatures act to do so before the bill’s enactment. — Melissa Goldin, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 Blown up for a movie-theater screen, what may have once played as a chilling enactment of justice is now more likely to receive rollicking laughter from its audience, so theatrical is Hansen’s moralizing. — Alex Jhamb Burns, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026 Another section would require domestic garment manufacturers and contractors to register annually with the Department of Labor beginning six months after enactment. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for enactment

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Noun

Later, in 1711, the colony passed a legislative act to make reparations to the victims, including restoring the good names of the accused and paying financial retributions to the families of the accused.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2026
The rush from the other 29 teams to acquire him would be quite literally hilarious, because trading Ohtani would be an act of financial suicide for LA and a massive windfall for a new team.

— Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of act

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Sarah Kimani, Amnesty International’s media manager, told the AP in a January interview that the organization’s research documents summary executions, torture, abductions and rape by both government forces and the OLA.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
The idea matters, but anyone can have an idea; what matters most is the execution of that idea.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of execution

Noun

Florida law imposes limits on direct contributions to state candidates but generally allows political committees to accept unlimited contributions, subject to applicable reporting and other legal requirements.

— Luisa Yanez, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2026
Twenty-seven states — including all where Republicans control both the legislature and governor’s office — already have such laws.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of law

Noun

The policy provides a six-month implementation period after the bill becomes law, with an extra six-month grace period for businesses that can't implement the change until their next fiscal year or budget cycle begins.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
The new rules are part of the implementation of the GENIUS Act, which was signed into law last year and was meant to codify the rules and regulations around issuers of stablecoins.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of implementation

Noun

Betsy Smith, the head of the Central Park Conservancy, the nonprofit which operates the park, cheered the passage of the bill.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 23 Oct. 2026
The incumbent senator accused his critics of lying about the controversy before acknowledging that his office sent patients with unpaid bills to collections.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of bill

Noun

In stark contrast to these figures, the fulfillment of existing emissions reduction pledges would only yield a 5-to-8% emissions cut by 2030 and an 11-to-15% reduction by 2035, the report found.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
Should inventory be staged closer to fulfillment centers or major retail distribution hubs?

— Tom Wicky, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of fulfillment

Noun

What happens when the response to the horror of 9/11 becomes an arena for perpetration of further crimes, rather than the healing of wounds already inflicted?

— Christopher Coffman, The Conversation, 24 Aug. 2026
Pipkins is charged with kidnapping and first-degree murder in perpetration of a kidnapping.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025

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