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  • 1Act of Settlement (Irish) — • 1662 act passed by the Irish Parliament to bring in Protestant settlers in Munster, Leinster, and Ulster Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Act of Settlement (Irish)     Act of Settlement (Irish) …

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  • 2act of God — ˌact of ˈGod noun acts of God PLURALFORM [countable] LAW INSURANCE a natural event such as a storm or an Earthquake. No one can be held to be legally liable for damage caused by an act of God, and insurance companies will not usually make… …

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  • 3act of bankruptcy — ➔ bankruptcy * * * act of bankruptcy UK US noun [C] ► LAW an action by someone who owes money that may give people they owe money to a reason to ask a court to say that they are bankrupt (= legally unable to pay what they owe and forced to give… …

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  • 4Legally Blonde (musical) — Infobox Musical name= Legally Blonde caption=Original Broadway production music=Nell Benjamin Laurence O Keefe lyrics=Nell Benjamin Laurence O Keefe book=Heather Hach basis= 2001 film Legally Blonde 2001 novel by Amanda Brown productions= 2007… …

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  • 5Act Noir — Infobox musical artist Name = Act Noir Img capt = From left to right: Sergio Calzoni, Michele Gozzi, Mark Benoit, Stefano Nieri, Claudio Pilati. Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|Italy Ferrara/Bologna Italy Genre = Electro Dark Rock… …

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  • 6ACT New Zealand — Infobox New Zealand Political Party name english = ACT New Zealand name maori = party party wikicolourid = ACTNZ leader = Rodney Hide president = Garry Mallett deputy = Heather Roy mps = 2 foundation = 1994 ideology = Classical Liberalism… …

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  • 7act — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 thing that sb does ADJECTIVE ▪ charitable, kind ▪ heroic, selfless ▪ a heroic act of bravery ▪ aggressive …

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  • 8legally — adv. Legally is used with these adjectives: ↑accountable, ↑binding, ↑blind, ↑bound, ↑correct, ↑deaf, ↑dubious, ↑effective, ↑incompetent, ↑insane, ↑justified, ↑ …

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  • 9Act of Congress — An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States Government and is legally empowered by the United States Constitution. The legislation is passed, and therefore becomes federal law, when it receives a simple majority in both houses of …

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  • 10act — 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… …

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