statute vs enactment

enactment vs statute

statute and enactment both are nouns.

statute is an adjective but enactment is not an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
statute	Yes	Yes	No	No
enactment	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, enactment is a hypernym of statute; that is, enactment is a word with a broader meaning than statute:

statute: an act passed by a legislative body
enactment: a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

Other hypernyms of statute include act.

statute (noun)	enactment (noun)
an act passed by a legislative body	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
	the passing of a law by a legislative body
	a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body

statute (adjective)	enactment (adjective)
enacted by a legislative body

Difference between statute and enactment

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