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  • 41Act of indemnity — Indemnity In*dem ni*ty, n.; pl. {Indemnities}. [L. indemnitas, fr. indemnis uninjured: cf. F. indemnit[ e]. See {Indemnify}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the… …

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  • 42Act of insolvency — Insolvent In*sol vent, a. [Pref. in not + solvent: cf. OF. insolvent.] (Law) (a) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one s debts; unable to pay one s debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in… …

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  • 43Act of Toleration — Eng. Hist. the statute (1689) granting religious freedom to dissenting Protestants upon meeting certain conditions. Also called Toleration Act. * * * …

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  • 44act in pais — /aekt in peyfa)/ An act done out of court, and not a matter of record. A deed or an assurance transacted between two or more private persons in the country, that is, according to the old common law, upon the very spot to be transferred, is matter …

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  • 45act in pais — /aekt in peyfa)/ An act done out of court, and not a matter of record. A deed or an assurance transacted between two or more private persons in the country, that is, according to the old common law, upon the very spot to be transferred, is matter …

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  • 46Act of Toleration — Eng. Hist. the statute (1689) granting religious freedom to dissenting Protestants upon meeting certain conditions. Also called Toleration Act …

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  • 47upon — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) prep. on, on top of, above; by, by the act of, through; touching, against; about, regarding, concerning. See contact, covering, means, relation. II (Roget s IV) modif. and prep. 1. [On] Syn. on top of,… …

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  • 48Apothecaries Act 1815 — The Apothecaries Act 1815 was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (citation 55 Geo.lll, c.194) with the long title An Act for better regulating the Practice of Apothecaries throughout England and Wales . The Act introduced compulsory… …

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  • 49Water Resources Development Act of 1990 — The Water Resources Development Act of 1990 (WRDA 1990), USPL|101|640, was enacted by Congress of the United States on November 12, 1990. [ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi bin/bdquery/D?d101:30:./temp/ bd7563:@@@D summ2=m |/bss/d101query.html| Public… …

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  • 50Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act — OCILLA redirects here. For the town in Georgia, United States, see Ocilla, Georgia. Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act Full title To amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization …

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