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act (noun)

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  • act — 1 n 1 a: something done by a person in accordance with his or her free will a tortious act see also actus reus b: the failure to do something that one has a legal duty to do – called also negative act; 2 a …   Law dictionary

  • act of God — noun a natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God • Syn: ↑force majeure, ↑vis major, ↑inevitable accident, ↑unavoidable casualty • Hypernyms:… …   Useful english dictionary

  • act of God — ˌact of ˈGod noun acts of God PLURALFORM [countable] LAW INSURANCE a natural event such as a storm or an Earthquake. No one can be held to be legally liable for damage caused by an act of God, and insurance companies will not usually make… …   Financial and business terms

  • Act of Parliament — ˌAct of ˈParliament noun Acts of Parliament PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a law made by the central national elected body of Britain or of some other countries: • New regulations will require an Act of Parliament. * * * Act of Parliament UK US noun… …   Financial and business terms

  • Act of Congress — ˌAct of ˈCongress noun Acts of Congress PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a law made by the central national elected body of the US: • an Act of Congress that banned the products of child labor from interstate commerce * * * Act of Congress UK US noun… …   Financial and business terms

  • act curtain — noun : a curtain in a theater drawn or lowered between acts * * * Theat. a curtain for closing the proscenium opening between acts or scenes. Also called act drop, house curtain. * * * act curtain or act drop noun A curtain for closing the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • act of God — often cap A: an extraordinary natural event (as a flood or earthquake) that cannot be reasonably foreseen or prevented compare force majeure, inevitable accident, unavoidable accident ◇ It is a defense against liability for injury if the injury… …   Law dictionary

  • act — ► VERB 1) take action; do something. 2) take effect or have a particular effect. 3) behave in a specified way. 4) (act as) fulfil the function of. 5) (act for/on behalf of) represent on a contractual or legal basis. 6) …   English terms dictionary

  • act drop — noun : a drop in a theater lowered between acts * * * act curtain or act drop noun A curtain for closing the proscenium arch between acts or scenes • • • Main Entry: ↑act …   Useful english dictionary

  • act of bankruptcy — ➔ bankruptcy * * * act of bankruptcy UK US noun [C] ► LAW an action by someone who owes money that may give people they owe money to a reason to ask a court to say that they are bankrupt (= legally unable to pay what they owe and forced to give… …   Financial and business terms

  • act\ of\ God — • act of God • fickle finger of fate • the fickle finger of fate noun An occurrence (usually some sort of catastrophe) for which the people affected are not responsible; said of earthquakes, floods, etc. Hurricane Andrew destroyed many houses in… …   Словарь американских идиом

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