enactory

American

[en-ak-tuh-ree] / ɛnˈæk tə ri /

adjective

Law.

of or relating to an enactment that creates new rights and obligations.

Etymology

Origin of enactory

First recorded in 1835–45; enact + -ory ¹

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enactory

If enactory, then why did the House of Lords give judgment against those who allowed weight to the 'call?'

From Theological Essays and Other Papers — Volume 2 by Thomas De Quincey

If enactory, then why did the House of Lords give judgment against those who allowed weight to the "call?"

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 by Various

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