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Enactment vs Constitution - What's the difference?

enactment | constitution |

As a noun enactment

is the act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.

As a proper noun constitution is

the supreme law of some countries, such as australia, ireland, and the united states.

enactment

English

Noun

(wikipedia enactment) (en noun)
  • The act of enacting, or the state of being enacted.
  • :The actors' powerful enactment of the play was breathtaking.
  • :The enactment of this law will be a great step backward for our country.
  • (legal) A piece of legislation that has been properly authorized by a legislative body.
  • :The enactments passed by the council that year included sweeping reforms.
  • constitution

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act, or process of setting something up, or establishing something; the composition or structure of such a thing; its makeup.
  • * Sir J. Herschel
  • the physical constitution of the sun
  • The formal or informal system of primary principles and laws that regulates a government or other institutions.
  • * Macaulay
  • Our constitution had begun to exist in times when statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact definitions.
  • A legal document describing such a formal system.
  • The general health of a person.
  • A person's physique or temperament.
  • * Story
  • Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the vices or luxuries of the old world.
  • * Clarendon
  • He defended himself with less passion than was expected from his constitution .

    Derived terms

    * constitutional * metaconstitution