What does Enact mean?
Definitions for Enact
ɛnˈækten·act
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Princeton's WordNet
ordain, enactverb
order by virtue of superior authority; decree
"The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
enact, reenact, act outverb
act out; represent or perform as if in a play
"She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
Wiktionary
enactverb
to make (a bill) into law
enactverb
to act the part of; to play
enactverb
to do; to effect
Etymology: From enacten, from en-, from en-, from in- and acte, from actum, past participle of ago#Latin
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Enactnoun
Purpose; determination.
Etymology: from the verb.
To Enactverb
Etymology: from act.
In true ballancing of justice, it is flat wrong to punish the thought or purpose of any before it be enacted. Edmund Spenser, State of Ireland.
Three hours the fight continued,
Where valiant Talbot, above human thought,
Enacted wonders with his sword and lance. William Shakespeare, Hen. VI.It is enacted in the laws of Venice,
If it be proved against an alien,
He seeks the life of any citizen,
The party, ’gainst the which he doth contrive,
Shall seize on half his goods. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.The senate were authors of all counsels in the state; and what was by them consulted and agreed, was proposed to the people, by whom it was enacted or commanded. William Temple.
I did enact Hector. William Shakespeare.
ChatGPT
enact
To enact means to make into law or establish through legal or authoritative action. It can also refer to carrying out or performing something in a planned, formal, or ceremonial way.
Webster Dictionary
Enactverb
to decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law
Enactverb
to act; to perform; to do; to effect
Enactverb
to act the part of; to represent; to play
Enactnoun
purpose; determination
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Enact
en-akt′, v.t. to perform: to act the part of: to establish by law.—n. (Shak.) that which is enacted.—adjs. Enact′ing, Enact′ive, that enacts.—ns. Enact′ment, the passing of a bill into law: that which is enacted: a law; Enact′or, one who practises or performs anything: one who forms decrees or establishes laws; Enact′ure (Shak.), action.
Editors Contribution
enact
To create legislation through an official form of unity government authority or power.
The unity government enacts various pieces of vital legislation relating to human rights.
Submitted by MaryC on February 20, 2020
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Enact in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Enact in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of Enact in a Sentence
The primary elections are over and rather than issuing partisan press releases, the speaker needs to end his month-long vacation and begin working with the governor to enact a balanced budget alongside structural reforms that grow our economy.
Our Administration is deeply committed to transforming our criminal justice system, and today we are taking a historic step to give residents impacted by that system a second chance, i am proud to sign one of the most progressive expungement laws in the nation, which will allow more New Jerseyans the opportunity to fully engage in our society. I am also proud to enact legislation that will restore voting rights to over 80,000 residents on probation or parole, allowing them to fully participate in our democracy.
I think we're going to be seeing a lot more of that because they're empowered now by the state to kind of like enact vigilante justice.
Our company has a long history of donating to victims of violence, including Aurora, and in recent weeks, our parent company joined other business leaders to call on policymakers to enact bipartisan legislation to address this epidemic.
Although Senate action on policing reform has proven difficult, from the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act to more targeted reforms, I will never stop working to build a broad coalition to enact the changes that will make our nation safer, stronger, and more just.
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