enactment : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: enactment	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for enactment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
enactment n the passing of a law by a legislative body [syn: enactment, passage] a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body Synonym(s): act, enactment acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture Synonym(s): portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 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.