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 effort appears to be the first use of a law enacted three years ago allowing the revocation of citizenship and subsequent deportation of Palestinian citizens who were convicted of certain violent crimes such as terrorism and received financial support from the Palestinian Authority as a reward.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
As a judge, my responsibility is not to evaluate whether legislation is good or bad policy, but to apply the law as enacted by the General Assembly and interpreted by appellate courts.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
But California hit back by enacting new districts that are likely to turn five GOP seats blue.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
If enacted, the bill’s provisions would take effect on July 1.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Feb. 2026
As a judge, my responsibility is not to evaluate whether legislation is good or bad policy, but to apply the law as enacted by the General Assembly and interpreted by appellate courts.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 Feb. 2026
But California hit back by enacting new districts that are likely to turn five GOP seats blue.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2026
If enacted, the bill’s provisions would take effect on July 1.
—Max Klaver, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Enact.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enact. Accessed 14 Feb. 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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