Meanings
act of parliament1
plural acts of parliament · alternative formal Act of Parliament
- A law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.
No cloggings, lumps of dirt, or underlocks should be suffered to be rolled up with the fleece, as such a practice is unfair to the purchaser, and by act of parliament there is a heavy penalty attached to those who are convicted of doing it.
1839, British Farmer's Magazine, volume 3, page 187
Act of Parliament2
plural Acts of Parliament
- formalAlternative letter-case form of act of parliament.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 議會法案 /议会法案, 議會立法 /议会立法
- 議會法案 /议会法案 (yìhuì fǎ'àn)law which has received assent
- 議會立法 /议会立法 (yìhuì lìfǎ)law which has received assent
Finnish laki
- lakilaw which has received assent
French acte du Parlement
- acte du Parlementlaw which has received assent
German Parlamentsgesetz, förmliches Gesetz
- Parlamentsgesetzlaw which has received assent
- förmliches Gesetzlaw which has received assent
Hungarian törvény, parlamenti törvény
- törvénylaw which has received assent
- parlamenti törvénylaw which has received assent
Indonesian undang-undang
- undang-undanglaw which has received assent
Malay akta parlimen
- akta parlimenlaw which has received assent
Polish ustawa parlamentarna
- ustawa parlamentarnalaw which has received assent
Romanian act al Parlamentului
- act al Parlamentuluilaw which has received assent
Cite this entry
act of parliament. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/act%20of%20parliament
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