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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The documents were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidante and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
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Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
The documents were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
In Hawaii’s biennial legislative cycle, bills introduced but not enacted in one year can carry over into the next and retain their status, which means a carried‑over cannabis bill can still be considered in 2026 without reintroduction.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Mauritanian survivor Koumba Diabaté enacts a beat-for-beat recreation of his Casino Royale fantasies in the Imperial Sky Villa of the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 31 Jan. 2026
The documents were disclosed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law enacted after months of public and political pressure that requires the government to open its files on the late financier and his confidant and onetime girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
In Hawaii’s biennial legislative cycle, bills introduced but not enacted in one year can carry over into the next and retain their status, which means a carried‑over cannabis bill can still be considered in 2026 without reintroduction.
—Alonzo Martinez, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Mauritanian survivor Koumba Diabaté enacts a beat-for-beat recreation of his Casino Royale fantasies in the Imperial Sky Villa of the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for enact
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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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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