Enactment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the passing of a law by a legislative body

a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnˈæktmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌlhɑːtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌlhɑːtɪd/

3 syllables Say it as /ɛnˈæktmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

passage portrayal characterization act personation

Word Forms

enact	verb	order by virtue of superior authority; decree
pass	verb	make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation
portray	verb	assume or act the character of
personate	verb	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Erlass

die Verabschiedung eines Gesetzes durch eine gesetzgebende Körperschaft

🇫🇷French

promulgation

l'adoption d'une loi par un corps législatif

🇪🇸Spanish

promulgación

la aprobación de una ley por un cuerpo legislativo

🇮🇹Italian

promulgazione

l’approvazione di una legge da parte di un organo legislativo

🇳🇱Dutch

inwerkingtreding

het aannemen van een wet door een wetgevend orgaan

🇵🇹Portuguese

promulgação

a aprovação de uma lei por um órgão legislativo

🇷🇺Russian

принятие закона

принятие закона законодательным органом

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कानून

किसी विधायी निकाय द्वारा कानून पारित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

আইন

একটি আইন প্রণয়নকারী সংস্থা দ্বারা একটি আইন পাস

🇮🇳Tamil

சட்டம்

ஒரு சட்டமன்ற அமைப்பால் ஒரு சட்டத்தை நிறைவேற்றுதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

చట్టం

శాసన సభ ద్వారా ఒక చట్టాన్ని ఆమోదించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

कायदा

विधान मंडळाद्वारे कायदा पारित करणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાયદો

કાયદાકીય સંસ્થા દ્વારા કાયદો પસાર કરવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶಾಸನ

ಶಾಸಕಾಂಗ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯಿಂದ ಕಾನೂನನ್ನು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിയമനിർമ്മാണം

ഒരു നിയമനിർമ്മാണ സമിതി ഒരു നിയമം പാസാക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਾਨੂੰਨ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਧਾਨ ਸਭਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਨੂੰਨ ਪਾਸ ਕਰਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

قانون سازی

قانون ساز ادارے کے ذریعہ قانون کی منظوری

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

颁布

立法机构通过法律

🇯🇵Japanese

制定

立法機関による法律の可決

🇰🇷Korean

제정

입법 기관에 의한 법률 통과

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ban hành

việc cơ quan lập pháp thông qua một đạo luật

🇹🇭Thai

การออกกฎหมาย

การผ่านกฎหมายโดยหน่วยงานนิติบัญญัติ

🇮🇩Indonesian

berlakunya

pengesahan suatu undang-undang oleh badan legislatif

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsasabatas

ang pagpasa ng isang batas ng isang legislative body

🇲🇾Malay

enakmen

meluluskan undang-undang oleh badan perundangan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سن

إقرار القانون من قبل هيئة تشريعية

🇮🇷Persian

تصویب

تصویب قانون توسط یک نهاد مقننه

🇹🇷Turkish

yasalaşma

bir yasanın yasama organı tarafından kabul edilmesi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חקיקה

העברת חוק על ידי גוף מחוקק

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