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  • 11Act of Abjuration — First page of the Act of Abjuration The Act of Abjuration or Plakkaat van Verlatinghe, signed on 26 July 1581, was the formal declaration of independence of the Dutch Low Countries from the Spanish king, Philip II. This act followed the Union of… …

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  • 12act — {{11}}act (n.) late 14c., a thing done, from O.Fr. acte (official) document, and directly from L. actus a doing, a driving, impulse; a part in a play, act, and actum a thing done, originally a legal term, both from agere to do, set in motion,… …

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  • 13aid — To support, help, assist or strengthen. Act in cooperation with; supplement the efforts of others. State v. Upton, Iowa, 167 N.W.2d 625, 628. Distinguished from abet. Aid within aider and abettor statute means to help, to assist, or to strengthen …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 14aid — To support, help, assist or strengthen. Act in cooperation with; supplement the efforts of others. State v. Upton, Iowa, 167 N.W.2d 625, 628. Distinguished from abet. Aid within aider and abettor statute means to help, to assist, or to strengthen …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 15Act of Violence — Infobox Film name = Act of Violence caption = Theatrical poster director = Fred Zinnemann producer = William H. Wright writer = Story: Collier Young Screenplay: Robert L. Richards starring = Van Heflin Robert Ryan Janet Leigh music = Bronislau… …

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  • 16Act Zluky — The signing of the Act Zluky, on the St. Sophia Square in Kiev. The Unification Act (Ukrainian: Акт Злуки, Act Zluky) was an agreement signed on January 22, 1919 by the Ukrainian People s Republic and the West Ukrainian People s Republic on the… …

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  • 17aid and comfort — Help; assistance; encouragement; counsel. An element of the crime of treason. One gives aid and comfort to the enemy where he commits an overt act which, in its natural consequence, if successful, would encourage and advance the interests of the… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 18act of God — An act occasioned exclusively by forces of nature without the interference of any human agency. A misadventure or casualty is said to be caused by the act of God, when it happens by the direct, immediate, and exclusive operation of the forces of… …

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  • 19act of God — An act occasioned exclusively by forces of nature without the interference of any human agency. A misadventure or casualty is said to be caused by the act of God, when it happens by the direct, immediate, and exclusive operation of the forces of… …

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  • 20aid and abet — verb to be accomplice to someone in an illegal act. A bank employee was also accused of aiding and abetting the gang of robbers …

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