enactv. t.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.()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.()n. Purpose; determination.()