英语词汇“enact”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

VERB TABLE

enact

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	enact
	he, she, it	enacts
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	enacted
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have enacted
	he, she, it	has enacted
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had enacted
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will enact
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have enacted

Continuous Form
Present	I	am enacting
	he, she, it	is enacting
	you, we, they	are enacting
Past	I, he, she, it	was enacting
	you, we, they	were enacting
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been enacting
	he, she, it	has been enacting
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been enacting
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be enacting
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been enacting

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The characters wear colorful outfits and enact their scenes center stage.
Under a new law, universities must enact smoke-free policies on their campuses.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

A discussion then occurs within the elite, to determine whether this policy should be enacted and how it should be implemented.
Even Frederick Douglass's Paper enacted this synecdoche.
It is the competence to recognize and enact the rules, procedures and forms of understanding of a particular cultural environment.
It may not be long before more brutal solutions to this modern menace are enacted.
The Basic Law will still be enacted, promising a panoply of rights and freedoms for 50 years beyond 1997.
The immigrant-aid cutoff was controversial at the time the legislation was enacted.
The necessary legislation has been enacted.
They migrated to Montana, where legislators as recently as 1963 tried and failed to enact similar controls.

WORD SETS► Law

access, nounacquit, verbacquittal, nounactionable, adjectiveact of God, nounadjourn, verbadminister, verbadmissible, adjectiveADR, nounadversarial, adjectiveadvocate, nounaffidavit, nounage, nounaggrieved, adjectiveagreement, nounannual return, anti-dumping, adjectiveantitrust, adjectiveAppeal Court, nounappear, verbappellate court, nounarraign, verbarticled clerk, articles of association, nounassignee, nounassizes, nounattachment, nounattest, verbattorney, nounattorney-at-law, nounattorney general, nounaverage clause, bailable, adjectivebailee, nounbailiff, nounbailment, nounban, nounbarrister, nounbeneficial owner, beneficiary, nounbequeath, verbbequest, nounbest efforts, adjectivebid-rigging, nounbill, nounbill of rights, nounblue law, nounbody corporate, bond, nounbook, verbbox, nounbreakdown clause, break fee, brief, nounbroker's lien, burden of proof, nounbusiness entity, buyer's risk, bylaw, nouncabotage, nouncadastre, nouncase, nouncase law, nouncash shell, nouncause, nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath warrant, noundeclaration of association, noundecree, noundecree absolute, noundecree nisi, noundecriminalize, verbdeed, noundeed of conveyance, noundefalcation, noundefend, verbdefendant, noundeficiency judgment, noundeficiency judgment, de jure, adjectivedeposition, noundeputy, nounderivative lease, desertion, noundiminished responsibility, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirectors register, disabled quota, disbar, verbdischarge of contract, noundisclaim, verbdisclaimer, noundiscretionary, adjectivedisinherit, verbdismiss, verbdispense, verbdisposition, noundispossess, verbdissent, noundissolution, noundistrain, verbdistrict attorney, noundistrict court, noundivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedocket, noundonee, noundouble jeopardy, noundraftsman, noundrink-driving, noundrunk driving, noundue process, nounduress, nouneasement, nounedict, nouneffective, adjectiveeminent domain, nounempower, verbenabling, adjectiveenabling clause, enact, verbendowment, nounenforced, adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► enact legislation

formal (=make it into a law)· Much legislation has been enacted to control pollution.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB► recently

· Several major law firms have recently enacted codes of conduct to delineate appropriate behavior and to ward off official complaints.· Congress recently enacted restrictions on such lawsuits, over the veto of President Clinton.

NOUN► act

· Thus the 1893 Act remained largely in the form in which it was originally enacted.· In 1902 the Conservatives enacted an important Education Act.

► congress

· In the wake of the Wall Street Crash Congress enacted a plethora of legislation aimed at ensuring fair and orderly markets.· By 1917 all the pieces needed for Congress to enact legislation regarding leprosy were set in place.

► government

· The leader then forms a government that proceeds to enact its program into law.

► law

· It is the function of the courts to administer the laws which Parliament has enacted.· Several major law firms have recently enacted codes of conduct to delineate appropriate behavior and to ward off official complaints.· New laws have been enacted to protect women's rights.· Much fund-raising today is in violation of one or more of the many campaign finance laws enacted by Congress since 1883.· Those laws which are enacted by Parliament are known as statutory laws or legislation.· It was a law enacted in 1907 that forbade political contributions from corporate funds.· The Basic Law will still be enacted, promising a panoply of rights and freedoms for 50 years beyond 1997.· When most criminal abortion laws were first enacted, the procedure was a hazardous one for the woman.

► legislation

· In the wake of the Wall Street Crash Congress enacted a plethora of legislation aimed at ensuring fair and orderly markets.· Each sovereign state has enacted legislation establishing national parks, scientific or scenic reserves and wilderness areas.· Last month, we enacted legislation to allow civil marriage ceremonies for domestic partners in San Francisco.· Northern states did not enact legislation prohibiting discussion of slavery, but mob violence often awaited antislavery spokesmen.· He knows Clinton will not propose and Congress will not enact legislation to seriously weaken provisions of the new law.· By 1917 all the pieces needed for Congress to enact legislation regarding leprosy were set in place.· States in these areas began enacting legislation to prevent the entry of free blacks within their borders.

► legislature

· Neither will this legislature enact taxes that some say are necessary to pay for better education.

► measure

· Over the years since union, there have been innumerable instances of Parliament enacting measures which conflict with the terms of union.· After becoming president, Clinton was praised for pledging to enact a measure to lift the ban on homosexuals in the military.· From Los Angeles to Athens, city authorities have tried to enact measures to limit exhaust emissions.· Congress has helped make the odds by enacting measure after measure designed to keep incumbents in office.

► parliament

· The law, as I have said, is to be found in the words in which Parliament has enacted.· All your pressure groups and activists are fine and necessary, but it is in parliament that legislation is enacted and changed.· Over the years since union, there have been innumerable instances of Parliament enacting measures which conflict with the terms of union.· It is the function of the courts to administer the laws which Parliament has enacted.· Between them, Parliament and the King enacted, in the form of statutes, the highest laws of the realm.· Statute law consists of the words that Parliament has enacted.

► policy

· The effect of such formulations on those who enacted education policy is difficult to estimate.· Assume that you are smart enough to decide which candidate will actually enact policies that benefit you.· He enacted a policy of peculiar ugliness over the attempt to plant a forest of crosses at the very gates of Auschwitz.· His main interest appeared to be keeping a grip on the speakership, not enacting policy.

► program

· And it has enacted an array of programs that further penalize women who try to raise their children at home.· The leader then forms a government that proceeds to enact its program into law.

► reform

· Presidential decrees enacting reform Gorbachev used his emergency presidential powers to issue during October four decrees marking critical steps towards market reform.· If the representatives of the people will not enact campaign finance reform now, then when?

► scene

· It didn't matter to her that Timothy Gedge intended to enact monstrous scenes in a rectory garden.· Teresa enacts seven scenes from her life.

► state

· Each sovereign state has enacted legislation establishing national parks, scientific or scenic reserves and wilderness areas.· Now there is a patchwork of state legislation enacted to deal with the legal and ethical issues raised by genetic information.· Some states have enacted such a restriction.· Northern states did not enact legislation prohibiting discussion of slavery, but mob violence often awaited antislavery spokesmen.· Some states already have enacted laws that impose civil liability for failure to report.· In 1994, New Jersey became the first state to enact a community notification law.· Many states present the enacted laws or state codes in searchable formats.

► tax

· Neither will this legislature enact taxes that some say are necessary to pay for better education.

► years

· Knapp said the first such law was enacted about two years ago by a community in Jefferson County, Kentucky.· Federal legislation banning narcotics had already been enacted three years earlier and the prohibition of alcohol was only two years away.