enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
have enacted
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present perfectof enact.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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For the activists at Pro Animal DC, who are seeking to emulate places like California and Pittsburgh that have enacted laws against foie gras, it's about fighting animal cruelty.
From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026
Monterey Park became the first city in the country in June to permanently ban data centers by a popular vote, and at least four other San Gabriel Valley cities have enacted moratoriums.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
In some states, such as Nebraska, lawmakers have enacted programs like caregiver tax credits.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 7, 2026
Several have enacted laws regulating AI’s use in therapy, including mental-health chatbots, citing concerns that users can develop dangerous dependencies on the bots and that the technology has advanced quickly without sufficient guardrails.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
I know not what further scheme they would have enacted upon my already distracted frame had events not transpired which changed considerably the issue of this incarceration.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
