enact

verb en·act \ i-ˈnakt \

|Updated on: 6 Jul 2018

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Definition of enact

enacted; enacting; enacts

transitive verb

1 : to establish by legal and authoritative act; specifically : to make into law

enact a bill

2 : act out

enact a role

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enactor

play \i-ˈnak-tər\ noun

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Examples of enact in a Sentence

Congress will enact legislation related to that issue.
The law was finally enacted today.

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Also, that stricter laws be enacted to prevent domestic violence and restrict access to weapons to those most at risk of committing murder-suicide, as people with a history of domestic violence or who have previously threatened to commit suicide.

— johanna a. Álvarez, miamiherald, "Florida among top states for murder-suicides," 2 July 2018
Some 13 years after testing with penalties was enacted, the player population sounds genuine in its desire for a clean sport - while acknowledging that cheating will always exist.

— jorge l. ortiz, USA TODAY, "MLB players survey: Sounding off on umps, shifts, steroids - and whether to strike back," 28 June 2018
That’s a far cry from the optimism shared by Rouhani and other Iranians when the 2015 nuclear deal was enacted between Iran and six world powers, including America.

— jon gambrell, The Seattle Times, "Protests in Iran as Rouhani says US wants ‘economic war’," 26 June 2018
But airline cabins are governed by the Air Carrier Access Act, which was enacted in 1986 and does not carry as many accessibility requirements.

— joshua brockman, New York Times, "For Disabled Travelers, Technology Helps Smooth the Way. But Not All of It.," 25 June 2018
That judicial panel, though, initially had approved the voting maps on an interim basis, boundaries that were subsequently enacted by the state legislature.

— bill mears, Fox News, "Supreme Court sides with Texas in redistricting map dispute," 25 June 2018
More than 2,000 children separated from their parents in the weeks since the Trump administration’s zero-tolerance policy was enacted.

— jennifer calfas, Time, "'They’re Anxious.' Separated Migrant Children in Foster Care Are Now in Limbo After Trump’s Immigration Order," 21 June 2018
In the earlier interview, Lewandowski, taking a page out of Trump’s book, also made the false claim that the zero-tolerance policy was enacted under the Obama administration.

— noor brara, Vogue, "Of Course Corey Lewandowski Won’t Apologize for Mocking a Migrant Child With Down Syndrome," 20 June 2018
The reforms, which will be enacted over the coming months and years, will be specific to the United States rather than negotiated through the United Nations.

— eric berger, Ars Technica, "As mega-constellations loom, US seeks to manage space debris problem," 18 June 2018

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Definition of enact for English Language Learners

: to perform (something, such as a scene in a play)
: to make (a bill or other legislation) officially become part of the law

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verb en·act \ i-ˈnakt \

Definition of enact for Students

enacted; enacting

1 : to perform or act out

Two students enacted the story for the class.

2 : to make into law

enact legislation

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enactment

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enact

transitive verb en·act \ i-ˈnakt \

legal Definition of enact

: to establish by legal and authoritative act : make into law

enact a bill

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