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n. - Acting the part of a character on stage; The passing of a law by a legislative body; A legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body.

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  • That LJS re-enactment is reason enough to check this out.
  • Looks like the Plains of Abraham battle re-enactment is not a go.
  • Presidential statements, by definition, are pronouncements issued by the president when a congressional enactment is signed.
  • The notion that once enactment is forced, the public will suddenly embrace health-care reform could not be further from the truth
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