decree vs enact

decree

verb
  • To command by a decree. 

noun
  • The determination of a cause in a court of admiralty or court of probate. 

  • An edict or law. 

  • A predetermination made by God; an act of providence. 

  • The judicial decision in a litigated cause rendered by a court of equity. 

enact

verb
  • to make (a bill) into law 

  • to do; to effect 

  • to act the part of; to play 

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