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enactment


Definition of enactment

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.

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