1. Noun
The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.
2. Noun
That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a prohibitory enactment; a social enactment.
3. Noun
a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body
Vocabulary classified under Law
4. Noun
the passing of a law by a legislative body
Vocabulary classified under Politics and government
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