| 释义 |
enaction|ɛˈnækʃən|
[f. as prec.: cf. action n.]
a. The action of enacting (a law); = enactment 1.
b. concr. = enactment 2.
1630J. Craven Sermon (1631) 14 Laudable enactions; but the misery is..lamentable executions. 1645J. Goodwin Innocency Triumph. 78 Without penall enactions against those that cannot obey. 1796Morse Amer. Geog. I. 316 note, His endeavours to prevent the enaction of the stamp act. 1825Waterton Wand. S. Amer. iv. ii. 328 Many a vexatious enaction might be put in force. 1888A. Gustafson in Voice (N.Y.) 15 Mar., For the enaction of good laws we must have good law-makers. |