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en⋅act
[en-akt] 
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law. |
| 2. | to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet. |
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| en·act (ěn-ākt') tr.v. en·act·ed, en·act·ing, en·acts
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Enact
En*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enacting.]1. 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. 2. To act; to perform; to do; to effect. [Obs.] The king enacts more wonders than a man. --Shak. 3. To act the part of; to represent; to play. I did enact Julius Caesar. --Shak. Enacting clause, that clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction.Enact
En*act"\, n. Purpose; determination. [Obs.]
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Language Translation for : enact
Spanish:
representar,
German:
aufführen, verfügen,
Japanese:
演じる
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: en·act
Pronunciation: i-'nakt
Function: transitive verb
: to establish by legal and authoritative act : make into law <enact a bill>
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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