| 单词 | act and deed |
| 释义 | > as lemmasact and deed P3. act and deed: part of a formula used when signing and sealing a legal instrument; also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > law > legal document > [phrase] > formula used in signing and sealing act and deed1609 1609 Euerie Woman in her Humor sig. F Flau. Strike hands vpon the same, I am yours to commaund... Lent. Marcus, Tullius, and Cicero. Then you deliuer this as your act and deede? Flau. I doe, and seale it with this——. 1663 T. Jordan Royal Arbor Loyal Poesie 52 It was his fate to fall in Love, With a fair Lady of good fame, And being on both sides agreed, They in one Contract mix their flame, And seal it as their act and deed. 1756 D. Garrick Let. in C. Oman David Garrick (1958) 177 The act and deed of the wife, in such cases [sc. business matters], pass for nothing. 1827 R. V. Barnewall & C. Cresswell Rep. Cases King's Bench V. 671 [He] produced the parchment, placed it on the table, signed his name, and then said, ‘I deliver this as my act and deed’, putting his finger at the same time on the seal. 1877 W. S. Gilbert Sorcerer i. 9 They deliver it—they deliver it As their Act and Deed! 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 156/2 In law it means any instrument in writing, for declaring or justifying the truth of a bargain or transaction, as: ‘I deliver this as my act and deed.’ 2003 Certificate of Incorporation in Company News Feed (2004) (Nexis) 2 Aug. In Witness Whereof, the undersigned..does hereby declare and certify that this is the act and deed of the Corporation and the facts stated herein are true. < as lemmas |
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