outward act
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overt act — /ō vərt , ō ˌvərt / n 1: an act directed toward another person that indicates an intent to kill or harm and that justifies self defense 2: an outward act that is done in furtherance of a conspiracy, of treason, or of the crime of attempt and that … Law dictionary
overt act — noun : an outward act done in pursuance and manifestation of an intent or design that is not punishable in itself without such act: a. : an act done in actual preparation for the illegal object and thereby sufficing for conviction b. under the… … Useful english dictionary
Ceylon Citizenship Act — The Ceylon Citizenship Act No. 18 of 1948 was a controversial law passed by the Ceylon Parliament which denied citizenship to 11% of the population. Contents 1 Background 2 The Bill 3 The Act 3.1 … Wikipedia
overt act — An act carrying an intent into effect. An open act; a physical act, as distinguished from an act of the mind; an act done pursuant to a formed intent, design, plan, or conspiracy. An act demonstrating a purpose and committed without attempt at… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Quartering Act — ▪ Great Britain [1765] (1765), in American colonial history, the British parliamentary provision (actually an amendment to the annual Mutiny Act) requiring colonial authorities to provide food, drink, quarters, fuel, and transportation to… … Universalium
New York State Tenement House Act — One of the reforms of the Progressive Era, the New York State Tenement House Act of 1901 was one of the first such laws to ban the construction of dark, poorly ventilated tenement buildings in the state of New York. Among other sanctions, the law … Wikipedia
Religion — • The voluntary subjection of oneself to God Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religion Religion † … Catholic encyclopedia
Winston Churchill in politics: 1900–1939 — Winston Churchill (third from right), as the British Colonial Secretary, in Ottoman Damascus, 1912 Winston Churchill in politics: 1900 to 1939 documents the career of Winston Churchill in Parliament from its beginning in 1900 to the start of his… … Wikipedia
overt — Open; manifest; public; issuing in action, as distinguished from that which rests merely in intention or design. Market overt. See market @ overt act An open, manifest act from which criminality may be implied. An outward act done in pursuance… … Black's law dictionary
show — vb 1 Show, manifest, evidence, evince, demonstrate are comparable when they mean to reveal something outwardly by or as if by a sign or to serve to make something outwardly apparent or visible. Show implies enabling others to see, but in this… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
