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 state created protocols to protect Florida's cattle herds from the parasitic fly one day after it was found in Texas and enacted a temporary moratorium on the importation of warm-blooded animals from affected areas through Friday.
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
County health officials have enacted hiring freezes, consolidated services, reduced overtime and taken other cost-cutting measures in anticipation of the losses, resulting in about $230 million in savings.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The comments come as the department prepares to enact substantial changes to federal student aid programs starting next month.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The state created protocols to protect Florida’s cattle herds from the parasitic fly one day after it was found in Texas and enacted a temporary moratorium on the importation of warm-blooded animals from affected areas through Friday.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
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Cbs Miami Team, CBS News, 12 June 2026
County health officials have enacted hiring freezes, consolidated services, reduced overtime and taken other cost-cutting measures in anticipation of the losses, resulting in about $230 million in savings.
—Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
The comments come as the department prepares to enact substantial changes to federal student aid programs starting next month.
—Adam S. Minsky, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
The state created protocols to protect Florida’s cattle herds from the parasitic fly one day after it was found in Texas and enacted a temporary moratorium on the importation of warm-blooded animals from affected areas through Friday.
—Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2026
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 15 Jun. 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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