enact (/ɪˈnækt/)
verb · Advanced · Common Verbs
🔊 /ɪˈnækt/
Meaning
Meaning: make into law
To make a proposal into an official law, or to perform an action.
Examples
🗣 Parliament voted to enact the new law protecting workers’ rights this year.
Etymology
From ‘en-‘ (to make) plus ‘act’, formed in late Middle English.
How & Where It’s Used
Legal verb for passing laws; also means to act out a scene.
Tags: law, politics