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en·act·ment (en akt′mənt, in-)

noun

  1. an enacting or being enacted
  2. something enacted, as a law or decree

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enactment Synonyms

enactment

n.

  1. Law

    edict, decree, statute; see law 3.

  2. Acting

    performance, personification, impersonation, playing; see acting.


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enactment Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • process-description: During the enactment of the process-description, the end-user is able to decide which path to take by triggering the relevant task.

Converse of object

  • repeal: The new Act repealed all previous enactments relating to registration, some long outdated.

Adjective modifier

  • legislative: The meaning of any legislative enactment or other legal document does not depend just on the words it contains in its text.

Modifies a noun

  • server: To select between multiple enactment servers, select Run Run In Web Browser... .

Noun used with modifier

  • workflow: To design a distributed cooperation protocol to generate provenance data in workflow enactment.
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