Act in Pais [Pais, Law Fr., country], a thing done out of Court, and not a matter of record, 2 Bl. Com. 294....
Act of curatory, the order by which a curator, or guardian, is appointed by the Court, Scots Law....
Act of Grace. The Act so termed in Scotland was passed in 1696; it provides for the maintenance of debtors imprisoned by their creditors. It is usually applied in England to general pardons granted at the beginning of a new reign, or on other great occasions....
Act of Indemnity, See INDEMNITY....
Act of Oblivion, 12 Car. 2, c. 11, a general indemnity and legal oblivion of all that had been done amiss in the late interruption of government, but with an exception in the case of certain specified persons; see Hall. Const. History....
Act of possession, means a conduct indicating an intent to claim the property in question as one's own; esp., conduct that supports a claim of adverse possession, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 35....
Act of sale, means an official record of a sale of property, esp., a document drawn up by a notary, signed by the parties, and attested by witnesses, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 35....
Act of the law, is the creation, extinction, or transfer of a right by the operation of the law itself, without any consent on the part of the person concerned, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 25....
Acts and omissions, The words 'acts and omission' contemplated by Rule 4 of the Discipline and Appeal Rules have to be understood in the context of the All India Services (Conduct) Rules, 1954 ('Conduct Rules' for short). The Government has prescribed by Conduct Rules a code of conduct for the members of All India Services, Union of India v. J. Ahmed,'AIR 1979 SC 1022: (1979) 3 SCR 504: (1979) 2 SCC 286....
Acts of Court, legal memoranda of the nature of pleas, especially in Admiralty Courts. See ADMIRALTY....