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en·act /i-'nakt/ vt: to establish by legal and authoritative act: make into lawenact a bill
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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adopt a measure, appoint by act, codify, command, declare, decree, dictate, enjoin, establish, establish by law, give legislative sanction, institute by law, issue a command, legislate, make into a statute, make laws, ordain by law, order, pass, perferre, prescribe, put in force, put into effect
associated concepts: enacting clause
foreign phrases:
- Non obligat lex nisi promulgate. — A law is not obligatory unless it is promulgated- Ejus est interpreteri cuius est condere. — It is for him who enacts anything to give it interpretationII index accomplish, command, conduct, constitute (establish), effectuate, execute (accomplish), govern, impersonate, implement, impose (enforce), instruct (direct), legislate, make, pass (approve), perform (adhere to), perform (execute), pursue (carry on), recite, require (compel), rule (govern)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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v.To make something happen; to create a law.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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To establish by law; to perform or effect; to decree.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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To establish by law; to perform or effect; to decree.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.