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acting executor.See EXECUTOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

acting chargé d’affaires.See CHARGé D’AFFAIRES. [Blacks Law 8th]

acting,adj. Holding an interim position; serving temporarily <an acting director>. [Blacks Law 8th]

acte (akt), n.[French] French law. 1. An instrument; a proof in writing, such as a deed, bill of sale, or birth cer-tificate. acte authentique (akt oh-tawn-teek). A deed executed with certain  prescribed formalities, in the presence of a notary or other official. acte de décès (akt d<<schwa>> day-say). A death certificate. acte de francisation (akt…

acta  publica  (ak-t<<schwa>>  p<<schwa>>b-li-k<<schwa>>),  n.  pl.[Latin]  Roman  &  civil law. Things of general knowledge and concern; matters transacted before certain public officers. [Blacks Law 8th]

act and warrant.Scots law.A sheriff’s order appointing a trustee in bankruptcy, upon which the trustee assumes office and becomes vested with the bankruptcy estate. [Blacks Law 8th]

act  and  deed.  1.  A  formally  delivered  written  instrument  that  memorializes  a  bargain  or transaction. 2.Hist. Words in a traditional spoken formula used when signing a legal instrument. • Immediately after signing, the party would touch the seal and declare, “I deliver this as my act and deed.” [Blacks Law 8th]

acta  diurna  (ak-t<<schwa>>  dI-<<schwa>>r-n<<schwa>>).  [Latin  “daily  proceedings”] Roman law. A public register of the daily proceedings of the senate, assemblies of the people, or the courts. [Blacks Law 8th]

act,n.1. Something done or performed, esp. voluntarily; a deed. — Also termed action. “ ‘[A]ct’ or ‘action’ means a bodily movement whether voluntary or involuntary ….” Model Penal Code § 1.13. 2. The process of doing or performing; an occurrence that results from a person’s will being exerted on the external world; ACTION(2). — Also…

ACRS.abbr.ACCELERATED COST-RECOVERY SYSTEM. [Blacks Law 8th]