To issue and approve, by a public authority, an act that has legal value.
act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"
order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"
order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
