Antonyms for re-enactment

Grammar : Noun

Spell : en-akt-muh nt

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈækt mənt

Definition of re-enactment

Origin : also reenactment, 1780; see re-enact + -ment.

As in reproduction : noun something duplicated; duplication
As in spawning : noun reproduction

Example sentences :

It seemed a dream, or rather the re-enactment of an old scene.
Extract from : « The War Trail » by Mayne Reid

That an expiring law is constitutional is not always a convincing argument for its re-enactment.
Extract from : « The Middle Period 1817-1858 » by John William Burgess

This ordinance, which is issued motu proprio by the Pope, is the re-enactment and more exact definition of an old law.
Extract from : « Against Home Rule (1912) » by Various

Re-enactment itself became a foolish thing, the husk of what had once been fruit.
Extract from : « The Side Of The Angels » by Basil King

To expel them formally from the system would require the re-enactment of vast portions of law.
Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 » by Various

Here we have endeavored to show when, and how it continued until its re-enactment on Mount Sinai.
Extract from : « The Seventh Day Sabbath, a Perpetual Sign, from the Beginning to the Entering into the Gates of the Holy City, According to the Commandment » by Joseph Bates

The re-enactment of the old sumptuary laws of the Puritans began to be talked of again.
Extract from : « Norman Macleod » by John Wellwood

He observes, however, emphatically, that a process of re-enactment would be always required.
Extract from : « The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I. » by Sir Leslie Stephen

That was the delightful charm of Eleanor Faversham; she demanded no formularies or re-enactment of raptures.
Extract from : « Simon the Jester » by William J. Locke

Fresh rigours would become necessary; the re-enactment of the penal code would not be sufficient.
Extract from : « The Land-War In Ireland (1870) » by James Godkin

Synonyms for re-enactment

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