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juridical act

juridical act in the civil law of Louisiana : an expression of will that is intended to have legal consequences

judicial act

judicial act : an act deriving from the normal exercise of judicial power within the proper jurisdiction used as a

immigration act of 1990

immigration act of 1990 Public Law 101-649 (Act of November 29, 1990), which increased the limits on legal immigration to

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equal pay act

equal pay act Federal law which mandates the same pay for all persons who do the same work without regard to

civil liability act

civil liability act : dram shop act

civil damage act

civil damage act : dram shop act

act of state doctrine

act of state doctrine :a court-made doctrine barring U.S. courts from judging the validity of an official act of

act of God

act of God often cap A : an extraordinary natural event (as a flood or earthquake) that cannot be

Corporation Act (English)

Corporation Act (English), 13 Car. 2, s. 2, c. 1, by which no person could thereafter be elected to office

By the Act

By the Act, means 'directly by the Act' i.e., by virtue of positive enactment, Dr. Indramani Pyarelal Gupta v. W.R. Natu,

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