Law
- enabling act
A provision in a law that confers on appropriate officials the power to implement or...
- ordinance
A statute enacted by a city government.
- special act
A legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district.
Also contains
- rider
A clause that is appended to a legislative bill.
- fair-trade act
Formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing...
- Stamp Act
An act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American...
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
An act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures...