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act of  Parliament.A  law  made  by  the  British  sovereign,  with  the  advice  and  consent of  the lords and the commons; a British statute. [Blacks Law 8th]

act of omission.See negative act under ACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

act of nature.1.ACT OF GOD. 2.VIS MAJOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

act of legislation. 1. A formal change in the law that existed previously. 2. A statute. [Blacks Law 8th]

act of law.1. See act of the law under ACT; 2.LEGAL ACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

act of indemnity. 1. A statute that relieves specified persons, esp. government officials, from some penalty to which they might be subject as a result of having exceeded their powers or having otherwise acted illegally. 2. A statute that compensates persons for damage incurred as a result of some public measure or government service. [Blacks Law…

act of hostility.An event that may be considered an adequate cause for war; CASUS BELLI. — Also termed hostile act. [Blacks Law 8th]

act  of  honor.Commercial  law.  A  transaction,  memorialized  in  an  instrument  prepared  by  a notary public, evi-dencing a third person’s agreement to accept, for the credit of one or more of the parties, a bill that has been protested. • The UCC eliminated this type of transaction. [Blacks Law 8th]

act of grace.An act of clemency; esp., such an act performed at the beginning of a monarch’s reign or at some other significant occasion. [Blacks Law 8th]

act  of  God.An  overwhelming,  unpreventable  event  caused  exclusively  by  forces  of  nature, such as an earthquake, flood, or tornado. • The definition has been statutorily broadened to include all natural phenomena that are exceptional, inevitable, and irresistible, the effects of which could not be prevented or avoided by the exercise of due care or foresight.…