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Legislated vs Enacted - What's the difference?

legislated | enacted |

As verbs the difference between legislated and enacted

is that legislated is past tense of legislate while enacted is past tense of enact.

As an adjective legislated

is created through legislation.

legislated

English

Verb

(head)
  • (legislate)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Created through legislation.

    • legislate

    English

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • To pass laws (including the amending or repeal of existing laws).
    • ''If they can't get people to do the right thing by talking then they will try to legislate it, then they can try to enforce the statutes.

    Derived terms

    * legislation * legislative * legislator * legislature

    enacted

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (enact)

    • enact

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (legal) to make (a bill) into law
  • to act the part of; to play
  • * Shakespeare
    • I did enact Julius Caesar.
  • to do; to effect
  • * Shakespeare
    • The king enacts more wonders than a man.

    Derived terms

    * enactability * enactable * enactably * enaction * enactor

    Related terms

    * act

    Noun

  • (obsolete) purpose; determination
    • (Webster 1913)