enacting clause

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• enacting clause — en·act·ing clause n: the clause of an act that formally expresses legislative authorization and usu. begins with “Be it enacted” Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. enacting clause …   Law dictionary

• Enacting clause — Enact En*act , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enacting}.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• enacting clause — noun Etymology: enacting from present participle of enact (I) : the clause of an act that formally expresses the legislative sanction and that usually appears after the title or preamble of the act …   Useful english dictionary

• enacting clause — A clause at the beginning of a statute which states the authority by which it is made. That part of a statute which declares its enactment and serves to identify it as an act of legislation proceeding from the proper legislative authority.… …   Black's law dictionary

• enacting clause — A clause at the beginning of a statute which states the authority by which it is made. That part of a statute which declares its enactment and serves to identify it as an act of legislation proceeding from the proper legislative authority.… …   Black's law dictionary

• enacting clause — An orderly, and in some jurisdictions a mandatory, part of a statute, proclaiming the authority by which the statute was enacted, usually in some such form as Be it enacted by the legislature [general assembly] of the State of [name of state], as …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• clause — / klȯz/ n: a distinct section of a writing; specif: a distinct article, stipulation, or proviso in a formal document a no strike clause in the collective bargaining agreement claus·al / klȯ zəl/ adj Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… …   Law dictionary

• Enacting — Enact En*act , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enacted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enacting}.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• clause — Synonyms and related words: adjectival phrase, article, back matter, bill, book, boundary condition, calendar, catch, chapter, column, companion bills amendment, condition, construction, donnee, dragnet clause, enacting clause, escalator clause,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• List of enacting formulae — An enacting formula, or enacting clause, is a short phrase that introduces the main provisions of a law enacted by some legislatures. It usually declares the source from which the law claims to derive its authority. In other countries an enacting …   Wikipedia

• saving clause — Synonyms and related words: alternative, bill, boundary condition, calendar, catch, choice, clause, companion bills amendment, condition, donnee, dragnet clause, enacting clause, escalator clause, escape clause, escape hatch, fine print, given,… …   Moby Thesaurus