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en⋅act

  [en-akt]
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–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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME enacten. See en- 1 , act

Related forms:
en⋅act⋅a⋅ble, adjective
en⋅ac⋅tor, noun
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re·en·act also re-en·act   (rē'ěn-ākt', -ə-nākt')   
tr.v.   re·en·act·ed also re-en·act·ed, re·en·act·ing also re-en·act·ing, re·en·acts also re-en·acts

  1. To enact again: reenact a law.

  2. To perform again: reenact the first two scenes.

  3. To go through a second time: reenacted the events leading up to the accident.

re'en·act'ment n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Legal Dictionary

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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