1. the action of acting out or performing again a past event
2. a performance or display that recreates a historical event

Examples

• The Civil War reenactment drew hundreds of spectators to the battlefield.
• Historians organized a reenactment of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
• The crime scene reenactment helped investigators understand what happened.
• Local actors participated in a reenactment of the town’s founding.
• The museum featured a reenactment of daily life in colonial America.
• Police conducted a reenactment to test their theory about the accident.