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en⋅act⋅ment

  [en-akt-muhnt]
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–noun
1. the act of enacting.
2. the state or fact of being enacted.
3. something that is enacted; a law or statute.
4. a single provision of a law.
Origin:
1810–20; enact + -ment
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re·en·act also re-en·act   (rē'ěn-ākt', -ə-nākt')   
tr.v.   re·en·act·ed also re-en·act·ed, re·en·act·ing also re-en·act·ing, re·en·acts also re-en·acts

  1. To enact again: reenact a law.

  2. To perform again: reenact the first two scenes.

  3. To go through a second time: reenacted the events leading up to the accident.

re'en·act'ment n.
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Main Entry: en·act·ment
Function: noun
1 : the act of enacting : the state of being enacted
2 : something (as a law) that has been enacted
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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