Definition of re-enactment in English:
re-enactment
noun ˌriːɪˈnaktm(ə)ntˌriəˈnæktmənt
mass noun1The acting out of a past event.
the re-enactment of a naval battle
count noun a replica gun for use in historical re-enactments
Example sentencesExamples
- The image featured a bare-breasted woman as part of a reenactment of the Last Supper.
- The show picks a topic and presents it through re-enactments and first-hand accounts.
- The end is a carefully staged reenactment of the finale of the film.
- Writing is frequently a form of reenactment.
- Even TV shows are showing real life crime cases in lieu of dramatic reenactments.
- He bets the other two boys that the South will win during a Civil War reenactment.
- He participates in historical re-enactments of battles from the 1800's.
- Most rituals performed by Maya kings were commemorative reenactments.
- Toys such as fire trucks, ambulances, building blocks, puppets and dolls encourage play reenactment of children's experiences and observations.
- The communist regime considers stylized reenactment of ancient stories to be a politically subversive intellectual entertainment for the rich.
2The action of bringing a law into effect again.
visions of the re-enactment of the Statute of Labourers
Example sentencesExamples
- There was an attempted repeal and re-enactment in 1937 which failed in the Legislative Assembly.
- They were referred to the committee on the expiration and reenactment of laws, and never heard from again.
- My belief is, that in seeking the re-enactment of the existing law after its suspension, you would have had to contend with greater difficulties than you anticipate.
- In some countries some Muslims are clamoring for reenactment of fundamentalist Islamic measures.
- The refugee support organisation described the draft law as resembling "in many respects a re-enactment of old-fashioned laws for protection against foreigners".
- The case brings into sharp relief some of the constitutional concepts we've been studying, as does the Blair government's re-enactment of detention-without-trial legislation.
- The Law of Social Risk of 1970 was a reenactment of the old law against "vagrants and crooks" that had been in force since 1933.
- This statute was merely a reenactment of prior statutes which have preserved common law crimes and made them part of our jurisprudence.
- The secretary general said that the re-enactment of the 2000 decree could affect the fate of the 40 million jobless in the country.
Definition of re-enactment in US English:
re-enactment
nounˌriəˈnæktməntˌrēəˈnaktmənt
1The acting out of a past event.
the re-enactment of a naval battle
count noun a replica gun for use in historical re-enactments
Example sentencesExamples
- The show picks a topic and presents it through re-enactments and first-hand accounts.
- The communist regime considers stylized reenactment of ancient stories to be a politically subversive intellectual entertainment for the rich.
- Most rituals performed by Maya kings were commemorative reenactments.
- The end is a carefully staged reenactment of the finale of the film.
- Writing is frequently a form of reenactment.
- He participates in historical re-enactments of battles from the 1800's.
- He bets the other two boys that the South will win during a Civil War reenactment.
- The image featured a bare-breasted woman as part of a reenactment of the Last Supper.
- Even TV shows are showing real life crime cases in lieu of dramatic reenactments.
- Toys such as fire trucks, ambulances, building blocks, puppets and dolls encourage play reenactment of children's experiences and observations.
2The action of bringing a law into effect again.
there was a wholesale repeal and re-enactment of the law
Example sentencesExamples
- This statute was merely a reenactment of prior statutes which have preserved common law crimes and made them part of our jurisprudence.
- They were referred to the committee on the expiration and reenactment of laws, and never heard from again.
- The secretary general said that the re-enactment of the 2000 decree could affect the fate of the 40 million jobless in the country.
- The refugee support organisation described the draft law as resembling "in many respects a re-enactment of old-fashioned laws for protection against foreigners".
- In some countries some Muslims are clamoring for reenactment of fundamentalist Islamic measures.
- The Law of Social Risk of 1970 was a reenactment of the old law against "vagrants and crooks" that had been in force since 1933.
- The case brings into sharp relief some of the constitutional concepts we've been studying, as does the Blair government's re-enactment of detention-without-trial legislation.
- There was an attempted repeal and re-enactment in 1937 which failed in the Legislative Assembly.
- My belief is, that in seeking the re-enactment of the existing law after its suspension, you would have had to contend with greater difficulties than you anticipate.