Vocabulary

Enactment

English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.

English meaning
the process of passing legislation.
Urdu meaning
قانون کا اجرا
Example sentences (from Dawn)

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  1. The enactment of the Punjab Child Marriages Restraint Ordinance 2026 is a long-awaited development that sets the minimum legal age of marriage for males and females at 18 years, and treats child marriage as a non-bailable offence.
    Dawn Editorials — Legal progress — 2026-02-14
  2. It may be recalled that both the treasury and opposition benches of that time had played central roles in its enactment.To see that achievement undone would be no less than a political tragedy.
    Dawn Editorials — Knives out — 2025-11-05
  3. EID-ul-Azha is a re-enactment of the moment when Abraham surrendered to God`s command and prepared to sacrifice his beloved son Ismail.
    Dawn Editorials — Wait for it — 2025-06-12
  4. Provincial legislation for municipal bond authority needs enactment alongside establishing provincial finance commissions with district-level finance awards that provide predictable revenue sharing.
    Dawn Editorials — Issuing municipal bonds — 2025-05-22
  5. Modi in the current re-enactment of the epic has followers who indulge his claims of divinity.
    Dawn Editorials — Jatayu, the witness in `Ramayana` — 2025-05-06
Synonyms
passing, making law, ratification, ratifying, validation, validating, sanction, sanctioning

Antonyms
repeal
Curator example
“the enactment of equal pay legislation”

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