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act  of  court.  1.  See  judicial  act  under  ACT.  2.Scots  law.  A  memorandum  setting  forth  the proceedings in a lawsuit. 3.Scots law. A rule made by a sheriff regulating proceedings within the sheriffalty. [Blacks Law 8th]

act  of  Congress.A  law  that  is  formally  enacted  in  accordance  with  the  legislative  power granted to Congress by the U.S. Constitution. • To become a law, or an act of Congress, a bill or resolution must be passed by a majority of the members of both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Bills or…

act of commission.See ACT. [Blacks Law 8th]

act  of  bankruptcy.An  event,  such  as  a  debtor’s  fraudulent  conveyance  of  property,  that triggers  an  involuntary  bankruptcy  proceeding  against a  debtor.  • The  1978  Bankruptcy  Reform Act abolished  this  requirement  as  a  condition  to  an  involuntary  bankruptcy  proceeding.  [Cases: Bankruptcy    2281. C.J.S. Bankruptcy § 56.][Blacks Law 8th]

act of attainder.See BILL OF ATTAINDER. [Blacks Law 8th]

Act  of  Assembly.Scots  law.  A  piece  of  legislation  passed  by  the  General  Assembly  of  the Church of Scotland for governing the affairs of that church and its members. [Blacks Law 8th]

Act of Adjournal.Scots law. A regulation issued by the  High  Court  of Justiciary to regulate procedure both in that court and in the lower criminal courts. [Blacks Law 8th]

acto (ahk-toh), n. Spanish law. 1.ACT(1).2.ACT(2).3. An action or lawsuit. [Blacks Law 8th]

activity incident to service.An act undertaken by a member of the armed forces as a part of a military operation or as a result of the actor’s status as a member of the military. • For example, if a member of the military takes advantage of that status by flying home on a military aircraft,…

activity. 1. The collective acts of one person or of two or more people engaged in a common enterprise. 2.MARKET VOLUME. [Blacks Law 8th]