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Indifferent act — An indifferent act is any action that is neither good nor evil.When acts are considered in general, with respect only to their object, there are acts that can be said to be neither good nor bad, but indifferent. It is a topic of much dispute… … Wikipedia
Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 — In 1989, the Government of India enacted the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act in order to prevent atrocities against SC/STs. The purpose of the Act was to prevent atrocities and help in social inclusion of Dalits into… … Wikipedia
Crimes Act 1900 — The Crimes Act 1900 is a New South Wales statute that codifies the common law crimes for the state of New South Wales in Australia. Along with the Crimes Act 1914 and the Federal Criminal Code Act 1995 (both federal), these two pieces of… … Wikipedia
Naval Act of 1794 — The Act to Provide a Naval Armament, also known as the Naval Act, was passed by the United States Congress on March 27, 1794 and established the country s first naval force, which eventually became the United States Navy. [1] Contents 1 Purpose 2 … Wikipedia
Anti-Sacrilege Act — The Anti Sacrilege Act (1825 ndash;1830) was a French law against blasphemy and sacrilege passed in January 1825 under King Charles X. The law was never applied (except for a minor point) and finally revoked in the first months of the July… … Wikipedia
wanton act — An act performed with knowledge that injury to another is likely to result from the act and with reckless indifference to such consequence. Wunderlich v Franklin (CA5 Ala) 100 F2d 164; Southern Railway Co. v Bennefield, 172 Ala 588, 55 So 252 … Ballentine's law dictionary
To act possum — Possum Pos sum, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zo[ o]l.) An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.] [1913 Webster] {To play possum}, {To act possum}, to feign ignorance, indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive; to dissemble; in allusion to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Habeas Corpus Act — An English statute (31 Car. II) passed to remedy a condition of indifference or disregard of the rights of the people which had through royal influence and other causes reached the point where the common law writ became so little respected that… … Ballentine's law dictionary
delinquency — de·lin·quen·cy /di liŋ kwən sē/ n pl cies 1 a: the quality or state of being delinquent b: juvenile delinquency contributing to the delinquency of a minor … Law dictionary
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
