English → Latin
“enactment” in Latin
sānctiōlaw, decree; penalty, sanctionlēxthe legal machinery of a state, the law; a law, statute, bill; the laws regarded as a body, the constitution
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
enactment
sanctio (enacting; enacting clause of a law: legum sanctionem poenamque recitare): lex (law).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for enactment?
- The usual Latin words for “enactment” are sānctiō, lēx. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.