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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Yet the state’s enactment and enforcement of this statute ignore the Ute Indian Tribe and its history in the state, despite the reality that most lands covered by the statute fall within our ancestral homelands.
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Barns, workshops, an indoor riding arena and a four-car garage are all heated, keeping the ranching life from turning into a full frozen frontier re-enactment.
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Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
Yet the state’s enactment and enforcement of this statute ignore the Ute Indian Tribe and its history in the state, despite the reality that most lands covered by the statute fall within our ancestral homelands.
—Shaun Chapoose, Denver Post, 20 May 2026
Barns, workshops, an indoor riding arena and a four-car garage are all heated, keeping the ranching life from turning into a full frozen frontier re-enactment.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
Telefe had to sell off some of its holdings after the enactment of a 2009 law intended to reduce media concentration and restructure broadcast licensing rules.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
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 28 May. 2026.
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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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