enactment
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Enactment
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make into an act or statute |
| 2. | to establish by law; ordain or decree |
| 3. | to represent or perform in or as if in a play; to act out |
| en'actable | |
| —adj | |
| en'active | |
| —adj | |
| en'actory | |
| —adj | |
| en'actment | |
| —n | |
| en'action | |
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| en'actor | |
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Example sentences
Their enactment, alas, is likely to be held back by two things.
Effect of repeal or enactment of ordinance by initiative or referendum.
Traditionally juries are the device by which the rigor of the law is modified pending the enactment of new statutes.
They worried that it presented an obstacle to the rapid enactment of their legislation.
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