act+against
1act against — index counter, gainsay Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2act against — phr verb Act against is used with these nouns as the object: ↑interest …
3Act Against Bullying — Act Against Bullying, also known as AAB, is a national charity in the United Kingdom founded in 2003 by Louise Burfitt Dons The purpose of the charity is to help children who are bullied at school by providing them with confidential advice and to …
4act against with equal force — index compensate (counterbalance), countervail Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
5Act Against Slavery — The Act Against Slavery was an Act passed by Upper Canada on July 9, 1793 to prohibit slavery. The Act remained in force until 1833 when the British Parliament s Slavery Abolition Act abolished slavery in all parts of the British Empire.Even… …
6An Act against Plowing by the Tayle, and pulling the Wooll off living Sheep — was an Act of the Parliament of Ireland (citation 10 11 Chas. 1 c. 35) passed in 1635. It was one of the first pieces of legislation to protect the rights of animals. The act aimed to prevent cruelty to horses and sheep. External links*… …
7act against someone's orders — disobey orders, not do what one was told …
8act — 1 n 1 a: something done by a person in accordance with his or her free will a tortious act see also actus reus b: the failure to do something that one has a legal duty to do – called also negative act; 2 a …
9Act of Parliament — ˌAct of ˈParliament noun Acts of Parliament PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a law made by the central national elected body of Britain or of some other countries: • New regulations will require an Act of Parliament. * * * Act of Parliament UK US noun… …
10act — The Commodity Exchange Act (1936) as amended by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974. Chicago Mercantile Exchange Glossary * * * ▪ I. act act 1 [ækt] noun [countable] 1. LAW a law that has been officially accepted by the governing …
