enactment

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ɪˈnæktmənt/ UK /ɪˈnæktmənt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the process of making a bill into law; a statute so passed

The enactment of the reform took years of legislative effort.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the process of making a... legislation statute passage ordinance decree law

Opposites

repeal abrogationannulment

Word family

Related forms enactenactoract

Etymology

From enact (from en- 'to make, cause' + act, from Latin actus, past participle of agere 'to do, drive') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

agere Latin *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European

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Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# enactment

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ɪˈnæktmənt/
**IPA (UK):** /ɪˈnæktmənt/

## Meanings
1. the process of making a bill into law; a statute so passed

## Examples
- The enactment of the reform took years of legislative effort.

## Synonyms
- legislation
- statute
- passage
- ordinance
- decree
- law

## Antonyms
- repeal
- abrogation
- annulment

## Related Forms
- enact
- enactor
- act

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: agere
- Root: *h₂eǵ-

## Etymology
From enact (from en- 'to make, cause' + act, from Latin actus, past participle of agere 'to do, drive') + the noun-forming suffix -ment.

## AI Etymology
Enactment is from enact (from en- 'to make, cause' + act, from Latin actus, past participle of agere 'to do, drive') + the noun-forming suffix -ment. Important recorded forms include agere (Latin) and *h₂eǵ- (Proto-Indo-European). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the process of making a bill into law; a statute so passed. The wider family includes related words such as enact, enactor, and act.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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