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# enactment

noun (an enactment, enactments; enactment, uncountable)

«enactment» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (law) The act of making a bill into law, or the law itself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/#m1)
2. Acting out a story or event, like a re-enactment of a battle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/#m2)

### In the lessons

In citizenship lessons, the enactment of a law happens when parliament passes it and it is signed; in history, a re-enactment brings the past to life; in drama, acting out a scene; phrases: «the enactment of the law», «a historical re-enactment».

### Examples

- The enactment of the new law took many months. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/#x1)
- We watched a re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/#x2)
- Our class did an enactment of the Nativity story. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/#x3)
- The Parliament voted for the enactment of the bill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/#x4)
- The enactment made school compulsory for all children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/#x5)
- Each enactment is written down in the law books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/#x6)

### Note

Verb: enact. «Re-enactment» = acting a past event again. Formal word; simpler: passing (of a law), acting out.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «enactment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/enactment/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«enactment» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/enactment.html) on Mova free.