Legal Definitions - enact

Definition: To make into law by authoritative act; to pass. (Of a statute) to provide.

Example 1: The government enacted a new law to protect endangered species.

Example 2: The Clean Air Act was enacted in 1963 to regulate air pollution.

Explanation: Enact means to turn something into a law. In example 1, the government passed a new law to protect endangered species. In example 2, the Clean Air Act was passed in 1963 to regulate air pollution. Both examples show how something was made into a law through an authoritative act.