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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Many of those same states have also enacted measures prohibiting transgender athletes from competing in women's sports.
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June 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
The Patriot Act was enacted following 9/11, that expanded search and surveillance powers of federal law enforcement and intelligence and effectively justified the tearing down of those privacy silos.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The sequencing of memories in Night subtly enacts that shift, revealing path and structure.
—Jane Alison
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Earlier this month, President Trump enacted a travel ban on 12 countries and imposed additional visa restrictions on seven others.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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June 18, CBS News, 18 June 2025
The Patriot Act was enacted following 9/11, that expanded search and surveillance powers of federal law enforcement and intelligence and effectively justified the tearing down of those privacy silos.
—Hessie Jones, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
The sequencing of memories in Night subtly enacts that shift, revealing path and structure.
—Jane Alison
june 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Earlier this month, President Trump enacted a travel ban on 12 countries and imposed additional visa restrictions on seven others.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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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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