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Definition of Act Of Uniformity The statute 14 Car. 2, c. 4, passed in 1662 to regulate public worship Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Act Of Uniformity in the Dictionaries, Act Of Uniformity in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse […]

Definition of Act Of Parliament The legislative decree of the King in Parliament ; a statuteThere are the following kinds of Acts: Public General, Local, Personal, and Private Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Act Of Parliament in the Dictionaries, […]

Definition of Act Of Settlement The statute 12 & 13 Will. 3, c. 2, which enacted :(a) That after the death of William III and of the Princess Anne (afterwards Queen Anne) and in default of issue of either of them, the Crown should descend to Sophia, Electress of Hanover and the heirs of her…

Definition of Act Of State An act done by the sovereign power of a country, or by its agent, acting within the scope of his authority. It cannot be made the subject of proceedings in a Court of law Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Act Of State in […]

Definition of Act Of Supremacy The statute 1 Eliz. c. 1, passed in 1558 to establish the supremacy of the Crown in ecclesiastical matters Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Act Of Supremacy in the Dictionaries, Act Of Supremacy in our legal […]

Definition of Acquit (1) To discharge from pecuniary liability ; (2) To find a prisoner not guilty Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Acquit in the Dictionaries, Acquit in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European […]

Definition of Acquittal Discharge from prosecution upon a verdict of not guilty, or on a successful plea of pardon or of autrefois acquit or autrefois convict (q.v.). Acquittal is a bar to any subsequent prosecution for the same offence Browse You might be interested in these references tools: […]

Definition of Acquittance A written acknowledgment of the payment of a sum of money or debt due Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Acquittance in the Dictionaries, Acquittance in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the […]

Definition of Act Of Bankruptcy An act of a debtor on which a bankruptcy petition may le grounded. (Bankruptcy Act, 1914)The acts of bankruptcy are summarised in Ringwood’s Principles of Bankruptcy as follows :A. If in England or elsewhere a debtor makes a conveyance or assignment of his […]

Definition of Act Of God An event which happens independently of human action ; such as death from natural causes, storm, earthquake, etc. See Nugent v. Smith Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Act Of God in the Dictionaries, Act Of God in our legal […]