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  • 21act of nature — See: act of God Category: Real Estate & Rental Property → Homeowners Nolo’s Plain English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009 …

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  • 22act of indemnity — index exoneration Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 act of indemnity …

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  • 23Act of the Scottish Parliament — legislation of the Scottish Parliament, which must, however, be within the competence of that body or it may be struck down: Scotland Act 1998, Section 29; see also Section 57(2) with respect to secondary legislation. Collins dictionary of law. W …

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  • 24Law Reform Commission — an independent body set up in the Republic of Ireland by the Law Reform Commission Act 1975 to keep the law under review and to make proposals for its reform. It comprises a president and four commissioners appointed by the government and has a… …

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  • 25Law Society of Scotland — the statutory body that both represents and controls solicitors in Scotland, established initially by the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1949. Its executive body is the elected Council and day to day business is administered by a permanent secretariat …

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  • 26act as agent — I verb act as intermediary, act as substitute, act as surrogate, act for, act in place of, answer for, appear for, designate to represent, front for, intercede, represent, serve in one s stead, stand for, stand in the stead of II index intercede… …

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  • 27act of state — See royal prerogative. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 …

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  • 28act of sale — n. An official document certifying that a sale has occurred, signed by the parties and verified by witnesses and a notary. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …

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  • 29act as one — index combine (act in concert) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 30act in concert — I verb act jointly, agree, be in collusion with, collude, combine, concur, connive, conspire, cooperate, federate, form a coalition, involve, join, participate, pool, unite II index concur (agree), connive, conspire …

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