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Antonyms for enacted

Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-akt
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈækt


Definition of enacted

Origin :
  • early 15c., from en- (1) "make, put in" + act. Related: Enacted; enacting.
  • verb act out; accomplish
  • verb authorize, legislate
Example sentences :
  • The drama was cultivated by the Incas, and dramatic performances were enacted before them.
  • Extract from : « Apu Ollantay » by Anonymous
  • In one cottage only this little festive scene was not enacted.
  • Extract from : « Diary And Notes Of Horace Templeton, Esq. » by Charles James Lever
  • The Legislature of 1892 enacted that women should be admitted to the practice of law.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • In April, 1894, it was enacted that women might be notaries.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • In 1892 it was enacted that women might study law and qualify for the Bar.
  • Extract from : « The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV » by Various
  • The city has enacted "move on" laws intending to get rid of drones.
  • Extract from : « Negro Migration during the War » by Emmett J. Scott
  • The Law of the Twelve Tables is to be explained by the character of the age in which it was enacted.
  • Extract from : « Ancient Law » by Sir Henry James Sumner Maine
  • Measures inimical to the economic progress of freedmen were enacted.
  • Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 3, 1918 » by Various
  • And there is no knowing how many tragedies have been enacted here, either!
  • Extract from : « The Call of the Beaver Patrol » by V. T. Sherman
  • The next two villages they entered, the same scene was enacted.
  • Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty

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