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Active — Ac tive, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.] 1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; opposed to {passive}, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Active capital — Active Ac tive, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.] 1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; opposed to {passive}, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Active wealth — Active Ac tive, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.] 1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; opposed to {passive}, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

active — 1. adjective /ˈæktɪv/ a) Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting; mdash; opposed to passive, that receives; as, certain active principles; the powers of the mind. active laws b) Quick in… …   Wiktionary

active — active, operative, dynamic, live are synonymous when they mean being at work or in effective action. Active in general may be employed wherever the others are applicable, but it is also usable where none of the others would be appropriate. It may …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

Laws Hall — is a residence hall at the University of Missouri. Located at the corner of Maryland Avenue and Kentucky Boulevard, Laws comprises a gross area of 72,871 square feet over 9 floors and basement area. The street address is 1005 Maryland Ave. 65201 …   Wikipedia

Active duty — refers to a full time occupation as part a military force, as opposed to reserve duty.IsraelIn the Israel Defense Forces, there are two types of active duty: regular service ( he. שרות סדיר, Sherut Sadir ), and active reserve duty ( he. שרות… …   Wikipedia

Active and passive citizens — Citizenship during the French Revolution= During the French Revolution, a distinction was made for a time between active and passive citizens. In 1791, the Legislative Assembly was chosen by a process of indirect election; the Electors of the… …   Wikipedia

Laws regarding child pornography — Main article: Child pornography 94 of 187 Interpol member states had laws specifically addressing child pornography as of 2008.[1][2] Of those 94 countries, 58 criminalized possession of child pornography regardless of intent to distribute.[1]… …   Wikipedia

Laws about rape — Common lawIn the common law of the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States, rape traditionally describes the act of one party forcing another to have sexual intercourse with him or her. Until the late 20th Century, a husband forcing sex… …   Wikipedia

Active safety — In engineering, active safety systems are systems which can be activated in response to a safety problem or abnormal event. Such systems could be activated either by a human operator, automatically by a computer driven system, or even… …   Wikipedia