enactedadj.
/ɛˈnaktɪd/ 1. Ordained by legislative authority.
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society > law > legislation > [adjective] > brought about or enacted by legislation
enacted1579
legislative1642
enact1643
constituted1651
legislated1845
1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 68 It cannot be an enacted trueth, without the consent of the higher house.
1863 F. A. Kemble Jrnl. Resid. Georgian Plantation 253 Enacted statutes on which this detestable system is built.
1869 J. Martineau Ess. Philos. & Theol. 2nd Ser. 64 We judge by the datum of enacted law.
2. Performed (as on the stage); also, carried out in action, performed, perpetrated.
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society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > drama > acting > [adjective] > acted
personated1594
characterized1613
enacted1647
the world > action or operation > carrying out > [adjective] > executed or performed
doneOE
fulfilled1340
executec1374
performedc1400
accomplete?c1450
conveyed?1504
executed1592
worked1669
enacted1813
transact1854
1647 H. More Philos. Poems To Rdr. 7/1 I can seem no better to them then a piece of highly inacted folly.
1813 W. Scott Rokeby i. ii. 5 Conscience, anticipating time, Already rues the unacted crime.
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