enact

enact
en·act /i-'nakt/ vt: to establish by legal and authoritative act: make into law
enact a bill

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

enact
I verb 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 interpretation
II 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. . 2006


enact
v.
To make something happen; to create a law.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


enact
To establish by law; to perform or effect; to decree.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


enact
To establish by law; to perform or effect; to decree.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • Enact — En*act , n. Purpose; determination. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enact — early 15c., from EN (Cf. en ) (1) make, put in + ACT (Cf. act). Related: Enacted; enacting …   Etymology dictionary

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  • enact — [en akt′, inakt′] vt. 1. to make (a bill, etc.) into a law; pass (a law); decree; ordain 2. to represent or perform in or as in a play; act out enactor n …   English World dictionary

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