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Act of Parliament


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A statute; what a parliament enacts when it makes laws. The terms ‘statute’ and ‘Act’ are interchangeable.

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Act of Parliament
in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement Length: 465 words
Act of Parliament
in A Dictionary of Law (7) Length: 475 words
Acts of Parliament
in The New Oxford Companion to Law Length: 716 words
Acts of Parliament
in The Oxford Dictionary of Local and Family History Length: 106 words

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