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enacted

[en-akt]

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verb (used with object)

to make into an act or statute: Congress has enacted a new tax law.

to represent on or as on the stage; act the part of: to enact Hamlet.

Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English enacten. See en-¹, act

Related forms

en·act·a·ble, adjective

en·ac·tor, noun

pre·en·act, verb (used with object)

re·en·act, verb (used with object)

un·en·act·ed, adjective

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well-en·act·ed, adjective

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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

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Example Sentences

For these officials, the task of carrying out the law may be as much of a challenge as getting it enacted.

The reforms outlined in the report would build upon the sweeping financing changes that were enacted last year.

Various laws have been proposed or enacted to curtail lobbying, with limited success.

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For these officials, the task of carrying out the law may be as much of a challenge as getting it enacted.

The reforms outlined in the report would build upon the sweeping financing changes that were enacted last year.

Various laws have been proposed or enacted to curtail lobbying, with limited success.

It took the death of an innocent woman before federal laws were enacted to regulate international marriage brokers.

It was enacted hurriedly without benefit of committee hearings, so great was the pressure to do something about the problem.

The new legislation was enacted because phishing is a new crime.

Gun rights advocates applauded four states that recently enacted laws allowing loaded guns in bars.

It follows on the heels of new curricular innovations enacted this year.

Many laws have been enacted to protect workers and the environment, making it more costly and complex to start a business.

Federal and state authorities, supported by hunters and trappers, enacted sustainable harvesting regulations.

The federal government and many states have enacted laws against the use of some of these drugs, but the problem is growing:.

Schools have enacted zero-tolerance policies on several things, including bullying.

It is believed to be the first such state law enacted in this.

The language of that law was neutral, but it was enacted to increase minority enrollment.

These include regulatory reforms that are often enacted by countries that aspire to membership, but have yet to be admitted.

Tough environmental restrictions have been enacted to cope with increasingly dangerous levels of air and water pollution.

Enacted by the current administration, this plan outlines a broad range of executive measures aimed at rescuing the.

It had nothing to do with the drug laws enacted by the league after the scandals.

Traditionally these plays are presented in outdoor pageants enacted by local citizens as well as by professionals.

It is unclear how much of the jobs proposal will get enacted given the acrimony between the two political parties.

The government has withdrawn nearly all of the tax breaks it enacted to boost demand during the recession.

It has also enacted a renewable-energy law that sets ambitious targets for using wind and solar energy.

They were enacted to prevent another great depression.

Enacted a new budgetary framework that does not rely on aid for support.

Few people know about the law and thus relatively few agencies or companies have enacted guidelines.

How quickly-and substantively-these guidelines will be enacted is unclear.

Policies that were enacted to avoid racial conflict between blacks and whites mostly proved successful.

He said strict controls will be enacted to protect the caribou during the summer months when they migrate to the area.

Prior to this more recent trend, many medical schools enacted affirmative action policies designed to increase diversity.

China has also enacted strict laws against poaching, or illegally killing, pandas.

The state controls the purse and the state does not wish to have students even question the reasonableness of laws enacted by.

These people have a right to have their preferences enacted into law if they're in the majority.

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Word Origin & History

enact

mid-15c., from en- "make, put in" + act. Related: Enacted; enacting.

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"Let us pray that the great historic tragedy of our time may not have been enacted without instructing our whole beloved country through terror and pity; and may fulfillment verify in the end those expectations which kindle the bards of Progress and Humanity."

-Herman Melville

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