enacts
Makes into law
Enacts is the third-person singular of enact.
To enact is to make something into law: Congress enacts legislation.
The word also means to act out or perform: The children enacted scenes from their favorite movie.
Both senses share the idea of bringing something into being through deliberate action.
Represent through performance
- depictRepresent through art
- embodyExpress through physical form
- interpretExtract or convey meaning
- dramatizeDepict with heightened emotion
stage · scene · role · character · costume · script · rehearsal · audience
Amount owed, written
- statuteEnacted written rule
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
amendment · constitution · charter · provision · clause · ratification · decree · edict
Carry out fully
- enforceCompel obedience to
- administerManage or dispense
- applyPut into operation
- initiateTo set in motion
activate · effectuate · realize · fulfill · accomplish · achieve · discharge · conduct
portray
Represent through performance
dramatize · stage · scene · role · character · costume · script · rehearsal · audience · actor
bill
Amount owed, written
- statuteEnacted written rule
- lawBinding principle or regulation
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
regulation · amendment · constitution · charter · provision · clause · ratification · decree · edict · parliament
execute
Carry out fully
- enforceCompel obedience to
- administerManage or dispense
- applyPut into operation
initiate · activate · effectuate · realize · fulfill · accomplish · achieve · discharge · conduct · carry out
- mental actionsthinks, considers, understands, perceives, recognizes