act+upon

  • 21act — act1 W1S1 [ækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(action)¦ 2¦(law)¦ 3¦(pretending)¦ 4 get your act together 5¦(play)¦ 6¦(performance)¦ 7¦(performer)¦ 8 a hard/tough etc act to follow 9 get in on the act 10 act of God …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22act — Denotes external manifestation of actor s will. Restatement, Second, Torts No. 2. Expression of will or purpose, carrying idea of performance; primarily that which is done or doing; exercise of power, or effect of which power exerted is cause; a… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 23act — Denotes external manifestation of actor s will. Restatement, Second, Torts No. 2. Expression of will or purpose, carrying idea of performance; primarily that which is done or doing; exercise of power, or effect of which power exerted is cause; a… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 24Act of Independence of Lithuania — The Act of Independence of Lithuania ( lt. Lietuvos Nepriklausomybės Aktas) or Act of February 16 was signed by the Council of Lithuania on February 16, 1918, proclaiming the restoration of an independent State of Lithuania, governed by… …

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  • 25act — /akt/, n. 1. anything done, being done, or to be done; deed; performance: a heroic act. 2. the process of doing: caught in the act. 3. a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or edict;… …

    Universalium

  • 26Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601 — Old Poor Law redirects here. For the Old Poor Law which existed in Scotland between 1574 1845, see Old Scottish Poor Law. The Act for the Relief of the Poor 1601, popularly known as the Elizabethan Poor Law , 43rd Elizabeth [1] or the Old Poor… …

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  • 27act — /ækt / (say akt) noun 1. anything done or performed; a doing; deed. 2. the process of doing: caught in the act. 3. (often upper case) a decree, edict, law, statute, judgement, resolve, or award, especially a decree passed by a legislature: an act …

  • 28Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652 — The Act for the Settlement of Ireland imposed penalties including death and land confiscation against participants and bystanders of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and subsequent unrest. Contents 1 Background 2 Preamble 3 Plantation 3.1 …

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  • 29act — I [[t]ækt[/t]] n. 1) anything done, being done, or to be done; deed: an act of mercy[/ex] 2) the process of doing: caught in the act[/ex] 3) gov a formal decision, law, or the like, by a legislature, ruler, court, or other authority; decree or… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 30Upon the square — Square Square (skw[^a]r), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F. [ e]querre a carpenter s square (cf. It. squadra), fr. (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a square, fr. quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant}, {Squad},… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English