| 单词 | explanatory act |
| 释义 | > as lemmasExplanatory Act Explanatory Act n. now historical an Act of Parliament or other legislative assembly passed to explain the meaning, drift, or application of a previous Act. ΚΠ 1639 W. Balcanquhall Large Declar. Tumults Scotl. 347 We dehorted them upon that reason from that subscription: which was the true cause why the Councell being convinced with that reason, made their explanatory act. 1672 in O. Airy Essex Papers (1890) I. 1 Ye seaven yeers granted for it, in ye Explanatory Act, are neere Expired. 1747 Magistracy Settled (Reformed Presbyterian Church) 18 The explanatory Act of the Supremacy, by which they declare the ecclesiastick Supremacy to be an essential of the Crown. 1858 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 25 June 492/1 It was carefully pointed out that all that was asked was, not a new law involving a new principle, but an explanatory Act, to render available existing enactments, which, by a strict literal interpretation of the Courts of Law, were rendered all but useless. 1915 Amer. Hist. Rev. 20 779 In 1762 the same assembly passed an explanatory act, making such importation a felony and punishable with death without benefit of clergy. 2003 M. J. Connolly Capitalism, Politics & Railroads in Jacksonian New Eng. i. 31 An ‘Explanatory Act’ was passed by a 133–91 vote in the House just before Christmas 1840, exempting the Concord Railroad from the June bill. < as lemmas |
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