| 单词 | act of explanation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAct of Explanation Act of Explanation n. now historical a 1665 Act of the Irish Parliament clarifying and refining the force and application of the 1662 Act of Settlement; cf. Explanatory Act n. at explanatory adj. and n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1558–9 Act 1 Elizabeth I c. 6 in Statutes of Realm (1963) IV. i. 366 (title) An acte for the explanacion of the statute of sedytyous woordes and rumours.] 1670 Whereas Divers Persons who had passed Certificates from His Majesties Late Commissioners (Ld. Lieutenant & Council Ireland) 28 Mar. (single sheet) His Majesties late Commissioners appointed for putting in Execution the Acts of Setlement and Explanation of such Lands, Tenements, and Hereditaments..had neglected to pass their Letters Patents thereupon. 1689 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) I. 555 The..parliament..have repealed..the acts of settlement and explanation. 1886 C. P. Deane Short Hist. Ireland viii. 85 Customs and excise were voted in like manner in return for the Acts of Explanation and Settlement. 1986 R. L. Greaves Deliver Us from Evil v. 135 In 1665 an Act of Explanation allowed one-third of the lands of soldiers and adventurers to be confiscated to help meet other claims. 2009 J. Livesey Civil Society & Empire iii. 114 The parliament..pushed through repeal of the Act of Settlement (1662) and the Act of Explanation (1665) against James's wishes. < as lemmas |
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