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  • 1Act Against Bullying — Act Against Bullying, also known as AAB, is a national charity in the United Kingdom founded in 2003 by Louise Burfitt Dons The purpose of the charity is to help children who are bullied at school by providing them with confidential advice and to …

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  • 2Act Against Slavery — The Act Against Slavery was an Act passed by Upper Canada on July 9, 1793 to prohibit slavery. The Act remained in force until 1833 when the British Parliament s Slavery Abolition Act abolished slavery in all parts of the British Empire.Even… …

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  • 3An Act against Plowing by the Tayle, and pulling the Wooll off living Sheep — was an Act of the Parliament of Ireland (citation 10 11 Chas. 1 c. 35) passed in 1635. It was one of the first pieces of legislation to protect the rights of animals. The act aimed to prevent cruelty to horses and sheep. External links*… …

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  • 4Act of Proscription 1746 — On August 1, 1746 the Act of Proscription (19 Geo. 2, c. 39) came into effect in Scotland. This was part of a series of efforts to assimilate the unruly Scottish Highlands while ending their ability to revolt, and the first of the King s laws… …

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  • 5Act of Proscription — Als Disarming Act (englisch, „Entwaffnungs Gesetz“) werden mehrere englische Gesetze bezeichnet, die im 18. Jahrhundert als Reaktion auf die Jakobiten Aufstände in Schottland erlassen wurden. Das bekannteste und folgenreichste dieser Gesetze war… …

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  • 6Act of Free Choice — (Indonesian: Penentuan Pendapat Rakyat, PEPERA) was the title of an Indonesian military presentation in 1969 to establish an Indonesian claim that the Melanesian population of Western New Guinea had chosen Indonesian rule and rejected… …

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  • 7Act — ([a^]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F. acte. See {Agent}.] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. [1913 Webster] That best portion of a… …

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  • 8Act in pais — Act Act ([a^]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F. acte. See {Agent}.] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. [1913 Webster] That best portion… …

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  • 9Act of attainder — Act Act ([a^]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F. acte. See {Agent}.] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. [1913 Webster] That best portion… …

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  • 10Act of bankruptcy — Act Act ([a^]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F. acte. See {Agent}.] 1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a performance; a deed. [1913 Webster] That best portion… …

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