enactment
noun
en·act·ment
i-ˈnak(t)-mənt 
Examples of enactment in a Sentence
as a result of an enactment by Congress, this breathtaking canyon will be permanently protected from development
the enactment of the crime is suggested but never actually shown on screen
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Global tension has not been this high in decades—the result of regional conflicts and Donald Trump's enactment of international tariffs.
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Mayor Adams will sign the bills at a later date, his office said, ensuring their enactment into law.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Federal cuts to Medicaid could upend North Carolina's recent enactment of Medicaid expansion, which expanded health care coverage to more than 630,000 of the state's poorest residents.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump halted the enactment of those tariffs until early March.
—Matt Stiles, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
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Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Mayor Adams will sign the bills at a later date, his office said, ensuring their enactment into law.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2025
Federal cuts to Medicaid could upend North Carolina's recent enactment of Medicaid expansion, which expanded health care coverage to more than 630,000 of the state's poorest residents.
—Maya Goldman, Axios, 5 Mar. 2025
President Donald Trump halted the enactment of those tariffs until early March.
—Matt Stiles, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for enactment
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“Enactment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enactment. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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enactment
noun
en·act·ment
in-ˈak(t)-mənt
1
: the act of enacting : the state of being enacted
2
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