Enacted
[i'næktid]
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Enact
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Examples
- Our first crude patent law was enacted in 1790, but not until 1836 was the present system adopted. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The lawn was the reception room, and for several minutes a lively scene was enacted there. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- An apprentice is scarce ever married; and it is expressly enacted, that no married servant shall gain any settlement by being hired for a year. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- This decadence was in part due to the severe laws enacted against the destruction of forests, and most of the iron was then brought to England from Germany and other countries. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
- Beth played her gayest march, Amy threw open the door, and Meg enacted escort with great dignity. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The act, after some opposition, was repealed, about a year after it was enacted, and before it had ever been carried into execution. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
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