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enact

Verb

∙ to make (a bill) into law transitive, law
∙ to act the part of; to play transitive
∙ to do; to effect transitive

Noun

∙ purpose; determination obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
enact v.
legislate, ordain, decree; act out, perform

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
enact
enact
\en*act"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. enacted; p. pr. & vb. n. enacting.]
1. to decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law.
2. to act; to perform; to do; to effect. [obs.] the king enacts more wonders than a man.
3. to act the part of; to represent; to play. i did enact julius caesar.

WORDNET 2.0
enact
Verb
1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
(synonym) ordain
(hypernym) decree
(hyponym) reenact
(derivation) enactment, passage
2. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
(synonym) reenact, act out
(hypernym) act, play, represent
(derivation) portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Promulgation
Promulgation is the formal proclamation or declaration that a new statutory or administrative law has come into force and effect after its final approval. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect.
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

enact

Verb

∙ to make (a bill) into law transitive, law
∙ to act the part of; to play transitive
∙ to do; to effect transitive

Noun

∙ purpose; determination obsolete

BABYLON ENGLISH
enact v.
legislate, ordain, decree; act out, perform

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
enact
enact
\en*act"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. enacted; p. pr. & vb. n. enacting.]
1. to decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity of law.
2. to act; to perform; to do; to effect. [obs.] the king enacts more wonders than a man.
3. to act the part of; to represent; to play. i did enact julius caesar.

WORDNET 2.0
enact
Verb
1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
(synonym) ordain
(hypernym) decree
(hyponym) reenact
(derivation) enactment, passage
2. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
(synonym) reenact, act out
(hypernym) act, play, represent
(derivation) portrayal, characterization, enactment, personation

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Promulgation
Promulgation is the formal proclamation or declaration that a new statutory or administrative law has come into force and effect after its final approval. In some jurisdictions, this additional step is necessary before the law can take effect.
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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