enactment

 
Pronunciation: /ɪˈnaktm(ə)nt, ɛ-/

noun

  • 1 [mass noun] the process of passing legislation: the enactment of equal pay legislation
  • [count noun] a law that is passed: enactments covering food safety
  • 2an instance of acting something out: the story becomes an enactment of his fantasies
  • [mass noun] Psychoanalysis the controlled expression and acceptance of repressed emotions or impulses in behaviour during therapy.