English-Thai Dictionary
enact
VT ออกกฎหมาย ออก พระราชบัญญัติ ออก พระราชกำหนด decree legislate ordain ook-kod-mai
enactive
A ที่ มีอำนาจ ประกาศใช้ เป็น กฏ หมาย
enactment
N กฎหมาย พ .ร .บ พระราชบัญญัติ กฎหมาย พระราชกฤษฎีกา กฎกระทรวง law legislation regulation kao-mai
enactment
N การ ประกาศใช้ เป็น กฎหมาย การบัญญัติ การออกกฎหมาย kan-pra-kad-chai-kod-mai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
ENACT
v.t.[en and act. ] To make, as a law; to pass, as a bill into a law; to perform the last act of a legislature to a bill, giving it validity as a law; to give legislative sanction to a bill. Shall this bill pass to be enacted?
1. To decree; to establish as the will of the supreme power.
2. To act; to perform; to effect. [Not used. ]
3. To represent inaction. [Not used. ]
ENACTED
pp. Passed into a law; sanctioned as a law, by legislative authority.
ENACTING
ppr. Passing into a law; giving legislative sanction to a bill, and establishing it as a law. 1. Giving legislative forms and sanction; as the enacting clause of a bill.
ENACTMENT
n.The passing of a bill into a law; the act of voting, decreeing and giving validity to a law.
ENACTOR
n.One who enacts or passes a law; one who decrees or establishes, as a law. 1. One who performs any thing. [Not used. ]
ENACTURE
n.Purpose. [Not in use. ]
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
ENACT
En *act ", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enacted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enacting. ]
1. To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative act with reference to (a bill ) which gives it the validity of law.
2. To act; to perform; to do; to effect. [Obs. ] The king enacts more wonders than a man. Shak.
3. To act the part of; to represent; to play. I did enact Julius Caesar. Shak. Enacting clause, that clause of a bill which formally expresses the legislative sanction.
ENACT
ENACT En *act ", n.
Defn: Purpose; determination. [Obs. ]
ENACTIVE
ENACTIVE En *act "ive, a.
Defn: Having power to enact or establish as a law. Abp. Bramhall.
ENACTMENT
ENACTMENT En *act "ment, n.
1. The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill whereby it is established as a law.
2. That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a prohibitory enactment; a social enactment.
ENACTOR
ENACTOR En *act "or, n.
Defn: One who enacts a law; one who decrees or establishes as a law. Atterbury.
ENACTURE
ENACTURE En *ac "ture, n.
Defn: Enactment; resolution. [Obs. ] Shak.
New American Oxford Dictionary
enact
en act |enˈakt ɪˈnækt | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make (a bill or other proposal ) law: legislation was enacted in 1987 to attract international companies. • put into practice (a belief, idea, or suggestion ). 2 act out (a role or play ) on stage. DERIVATIVES en act a ble adjective, en ac tion |enˈakSHən |noun, en ac tor |-tər |noun ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as inact ): from en- 1, in- 2, + act, suggested by medieval Latin inactare, inactitare.
enactment
en act ment |enˈaktmənt ɪˈnæk (t )mənt | ▶noun 1 the process of passing legislation. • a law that is passed. 2 a process of acting something out: the story becomes an enactment of his fantasies. DERIVATIVES en ac tive |-tiv |adjective
Oxford Dictionary
enact
en ¦act |ɪˈnakt, ɛ- | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 make (a bill or other proposal ) law: legislation was enacted to attract international companies. 2 put into practice (an idea or suggestion ). 3 act out (a role or play ) on stage. • (be enacted ) take place: walkers stopped to watch, aware that some tragedy was being enacted. DERIVATIVES enactable adjective, enaction noun, enactive adjective, enactor noun ORIGIN late Middle English (formerly also as inact ): from en- 1, in- 2, + act, suggested by medieval Latin inactare, inactitare.
enactment
en ¦act |ment |ɪˈnaktm (ə )nt, ɛ- | ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the process of passing legislation. • [ count noun ] a law that is passed. 2 an instance of acting something out: the story becomes an enactment of his fantasies. • [ mass noun ] Psychoanalysis the controlled expression and acceptance of repressed emotions or impulses in behaviour during therapy.
American Oxford Thesaurus
enact
enact verb 1 the charter was enacted in 1982: pass, make law, legislate; approve, ratify, sanction, authorize; impose, lay down, bring down. ANTONYMS repeal. 2 members of the church enacted the Nativity: act out, act, perform, appear in, stage, mount, put on, present.
enactment
enactment noun 1 the enactment of a Bill of Rights: passing; ratification, sanction, approval, authorization; imposition. 2 congressional enactments: act, law, bylaw, ruling, rule, regulation, statute, measure; formal ordinance; (enactments ) legislation.
Oxford Thesaurus
enact
enact verb 1 the government enacted an environmental protection bill: make law, pass, approve, ratify, validate, sanction, authorize, accept, give the seal of approval to; order, decree, ordain, legislate, legalize, rule; impose, lay down, implement, bring into effect, bring to bear, put into practice; informal give the go-ahead to, give the green light to, give the thumbs up to, OK, give the OK to. ANTONYMS repeal. 2 members of the church are to enact a nativity play: act out, act, perform, play, appear in, stage, mount, put on, present, do; represent.
enactment
enactment noun 1 the enactment of a bill of rights: passing, making law, ratification, ratifying, validation, validating, sanction, sanctioning, approval, approving, endorsement, adoption; decreeing, ordaining, legislating; application, appliance, implementation. ANTONYMS repeal. 2 parliamentary enactments covering food safety: bill, act, law, by-law, order, decree, resolution, ruling, rule, regulation, statute, edict, measure, motion, command, commandment, pronouncement, proclamation, dictate, dictum, diktat, fiat; (enactments ) legislation; N. Amer. ordinance. 3 the enactment of the play | a classic enactment of the character: acting, playing, performing, performance, staging, appearance; portrayal, depiction, representation, personification; formal personation.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
enact
en act /ɪnǽkt /動詞 他動詞 1 ｟かたく ｠〈話 〉を劇として演じる, 〈劇 〉を上演する (perform ).2 〘法 〙〈政府が 〉〈法律 〉を制定する, 〈法案 〉を法律にする .3 ｟報道 ｠〖通例be ～ed 〗〈出来事 状況が 〉 (主に繰り返して )起こる .en á c tive 形容詞 立法権のある .
enactment
en á ct ment 名詞 1 〘法 〙U 制定, 立法 ; C 法律, 法令 .2 C 上演 (performance ).
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