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Act of State doctrine

Act of State doctrine, common law principle that prevents U.S. Courts from questioning the validity of a foreign country's

Act of Grace

Act of Grace. The Act so termed in Scotland was passed in 1696; it provides for the maintenance of

Act in law

Act in law, An act that is intended to create, transfer, or extinguish a right and that is effective

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Aberdeen Act

Aberdeen Act, the (English) Entail Provisions Act, 1824 (5 Geo. 4, c. 87), enabling the owners of entailed estates in

verbal act

verbal act : an utterance that is direct evidence (as of an offense) and not hearsay [the offer of drugs

trademark act

trademark act Trademark Act of 1946 (currently contained in Chapter 22 of Title 15 of the United States Code); the

County Debentures Act

County Debentures Act, 1973 (English) (36 & 37 Vict. c. 35), repealed and replaced by the Local Loans Act, 1875.

special act

special act : an act of a legislature that is not of general application in all territory subject to the

securities act of 1934

securities act of 1934 The federal securities act regulating the public trading of securities. This legislation established the Securities and

securities act of 1933

securities act of 1933 The federal securities act regulating the initial public offering (IPO) of securities. (15 U.S.C. Sec. 77)

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