He asked me to do a couple of legal jobs for him -- process serving, researching particular Acts of Parliament, that sort of thing.
Val McDermid DEAD BEAT (2002)
`There's been more strife here about who's going to do what than the High Peak has known since the Enclosure Acts.
Hilton, John Buxton PASSION IN THE PEAK
Word lists with
Acts
Books of the New Testament
All related terms of 'Acts'
act
When you act , you do something for a particular purpose.
Factory Acts
laws relating to factories
Navigation Acts
a series of acts of Parliament , the first of which was passed in 1381, that attempted to restrict to English ships the right to carry goods to and from England and its colonies . The attempt to enforce the acts helped cause the War of American Independence
act on
to regulate one's behaviour in accordance with ( advice , information, etc)
act out
If you act out an event which has happened , you copy the actions which took place and make them into a play.
act up
If something is acting up , it is not working properly.
cod-act
to play tricks ; fool
re-act
to act or perform again
sex act
any act involving sexual stimulation
class act
someone who is very good at what they do.
play-act
If someone is play-acting , they are pretending to have attitudes or feelings that they do not really have.
Test Act
a law passed in 1673 in England to exclude Catholics from public life by requiring all persons holding offices under the Crown , such as army officers , to take the Anglican Communion and perform other acts forbidden to a Catholic: repealed in 1828
double act
Two comedians or entertainers who perform together are referred to as a double act . Their performance can also be called a double act .
speech act
an utterance that constitutes some act in addition to the mere act of uttering
Acts of the Apostles
the fifth book of the New Testament , describing the development of the early Church from Christ's ascension into heaven to Paul's sojourn at Rome
corrupt practices acts
laws limiting contributions to and expenditures in election campaigns , making illegal certain methods of influencing voters , etc.
act of God
An act of God is an event that is beyond human control, especially one in which something is damaged or someone is hurt .
enabling act
a legislative act conferring certain specified powers on a person or organization
juggling act
If you say that a situation is a juggling act , you mean that someone is trying to do two or more things at once, and that they are finding it difficult to do those things properly.
juristic act
a proceeding designed to have a legal effect
opening act
the first act at a concert , etc, esp before a main act
special act
a legislative act that applies only to specific persons or to a specific area
support act
a band or entertainer not topping the bill
balancing act
If you perform a balancing act , you try to deal successfully with two or more people, groups, or situations that are in opposition to each other.
locutionary act
the act of uttering a sentence considered only as such
vanishing act
a vanishing act is when someone is impossible to contact , or disappears from public view
vanishing trick
a vanishing act is when someone is impossible to contact , or disappears from public view
high-wire act
a circus trick in which the performer walks across a high wire
illocutionary act
an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threatening
perlocutionary act
the action of affecting someone by uttering certain words
sunshine law
a law that requires some proceedings of government agencies to be open to the public
illocution
an act performed by a speaker by virtue of uttering certain words, as for example the acts of promising or of threatening
perlocution
the effect that someone has by uttering certain words, such as frightening a person