enacted

Verb

enact (third-person singular simple present enacts, present participle enacting, simple past and past participle enacted)

1. (transitive) To make (a bill) into law.
   • The practical effect of the Government's new anti-strike bill on the rail disputes in Great Britain is awaited, after the legislation was enacted.2023 December 27, Mel Holley, “Network News: Minimum Service Levels legislation comes into force”, in RAIL, number 999, page 14
2. (transitive) To act the part of; to play.
   • I did enact Julius Caesar.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

   Synonyms:

   act out, perform

3. (transitive) To do; to effect.
   • The king enacts more wonders than a man.c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...