enact
verb (used with object)
to make into an act or statute.
will enact
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future tenseof enact.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Adam Raine’s mom, Maria, said in the news conference that the new law will help save lives and hopes that other states will enact similar legislation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
Australia will enact laws to regulate how artificial intelligence data centres use power and water, and to protect creative copyright, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
He’s already reapplying it toward ongoing investigations into whether he will enact new penalties on Brazilian and Chinese goods.
From Slate ● Feb. 20, 2026
Others will enact laws aimed at balancing public safety with what advocates call a more fair criminal justice system.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
As the fountain can rise no higher than the spring that feeds it, so a legislative body will enact or enforce no law above the average sentiment of the people who created it.
From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Ida Husted Harper
