enactment of a law

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• law — / lȯ/ n [Old English lagu, of Scandinavian origin] 1: a rule of conduct or action prescribed or formally recognized as binding or enforced by a controlling authority: as a: a command or provision enacted by a legislature see also statute 1 b:… …   Law dictionary

• enactment — en·act·ment n 1: the act of enacting: the state of being enacted 2: something (as a law) that has been enacted Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …   Law dictionary

• enactment of rules — index code Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• enactment — [[t]ɪnæ̱ktmənt[/t]] enactments 1) N VAR: usu N of n The enactment of a law is the process in a parliament or other law making body by which the law is agreed upon and made official. [TECHNICAL] We support the call for the enactment of a Bill of… …   English dictionary

• Law of Canada — The Canadian legal system has its foundation in the British common law system, inherited from being a former colony of the United Kingdom and later a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. Quebec, however, still retains a civil system for issues… …   Wikipedia

• law, philosophy of — Introduction       the formulation of concepts and theories to aid in understanding the nature of law, the sources of its authority, and its role in society. In English speaking countries the term “jurisprudence” is often used synonymously and is …   Universalium

• enactment — noun a) The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted. The actors powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking. b) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body. The enactment of this law will be a great… …   Wiktionary

• Enactment — En*act ment, n. 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• LAW OF RETURN — LAW OF RETURN, law passed by the Israel parliament (Knesset) on July 3, 1950, the anniversary of the death of theodor herzl . The Law of Return is one of the earliest and most significant of the basic laws of the State of Israel. Declaring that… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Law of the People's Republic of China — is the legal regime of the People s Republic of China, with the separate legal traditions and systems of Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau. Between 1954 and 1978, there was not very much effort within the People s Republic of China to create a …   Wikipedia

• enactment — [n1] playacting achievement, acting, depiction, execution, impersonation, performance, personation, personification, playing, portrayal, representation; concepts 263,292 enactment [n2] law; authorization command, commandment, decree, dictate,… …   New thesaurus