enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
enacted
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past participleof enact.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof enact.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
enactverb (used with object)to make into an act or statute.
Example Sentences
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How a ban would be enacted remains to be seen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
The new law contains a provision which would allow Police Scotland to continue misconduct proceedings against officers who resign or retire but that part of the legislation has not yet been enacted.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
The same month, California Attorney General Rob Bonta penalized a private equity-backed dental business for violating the recently enacted statute.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Yet, if left abstract, they can obscure the real human people by whom and for whom these laws were enacted.
From Slate ● Sep. 16, 2026
In response, one state after another enacted direct-file laws that allowed juvenile offenders to be transferred to adult courts if they committed certain crimes.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
