enacted; enacting; enacts
1
: to establish by legal and authoritative act
specifically
: to make into law
enact a bill
2
: act out
enact a role
Examples of enact in a Sentence
Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.
The law was finally enacted today.
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Ultimately, the program was enacted by the legislature.
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April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
Since last year, Florida and Georgia have enacted laws restricting land sales near military installations and other critical U.S. infrastructure to buyers from nations considered adversarial.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Though most states have enacted laws aimed at curbing hazing with tougher penalties or some sort of public reporting system, the rules are uneven.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
But because there's no final agreement yet, Canada decided to go ahead and enact its DST in June, which led to a lot of criticism.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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April Rubin, Axios, 26 Dec. 2024
Since last year, Florida and Georgia have enacted laws restricting land sales near military installations and other critical U.S. infrastructure to buyers from nations considered adversarial.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Though most states have enacted laws aimed at curbing hazing with tougher penalties or some sort of public reporting system, the rules are uneven.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Dec. 2024
But because there's no final agreement yet, Canada decided to go ahead and enact its DST in June, which led to a lot of criticism.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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enact
transitive verb
en·act
i-ˈnakt 
: to establish by legal and authoritative act : make into law
enact a bill
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