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act of parliament

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.63 in modern English

Syllables
ac-t of -par-lia-ment
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of act of parliament.

Formal

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

acts of parliament (plural)

Derived Forms

act

Phrases

Act of Parliament clock

Questions

What does act of parliament mean?
A law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.

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