What is the meaning of ENACT. Phrases containing ENACT
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Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.
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v. t.
To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.
n.
Enactment; resolution.
imp. & p. p.
of Enact
n.
A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the theater of war.
n.
That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument.
n.
The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws; the laws enacted.
a.
Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority; as, a statutory provision.
n.
The body of a statute, or that part which begins with " Be it enacted, " as distinguished from the preamble.
n.
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.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Enact
v. t.
To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one.
n.
One who enacts a law; one who decrees or establishes as a law.
v. t.
To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the Senate negatived the bill.
a.
Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power.
n.
A power or right possessed by one department of government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of projects attempted by another department; especially, in a constitutional government, a power vested in the chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures passed by the legislature. Such a power may be absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the President of the United States. Called also the veto power.
a.
That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.
n.
A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government; as, a municipal ordinance.
a.
Having power to enact or establish as a law.
v. t.
To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto an appropriation bill.
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