To Enact, * To establish by law; to perform or effect; to decree. The usual formula in making laws is, Be it enacted.

* From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, 1856 Edition. Please see Bouvier's Legal Abbreviations & Abbreviated References for help with obscure nomenclature & references.

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