What is the meaning of enact?

verb

  • Order by virtue of superior authority; decree.
    • usage: "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
  • Act out; represent or perform as if in a play.
    • usage: "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
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