Definition of Act

Pronunciation: ăkt
That best portion of a good man's life,
His little, nameless, unremembered acts
Of kindness and of love.
- Wordsworth.
- Hooker.
This woman was taken . . . in the very act.
- John viii. 4.
Act of attainder
(Law) See Attainder.
Act of bankruptcy
(Law) an act of a debtor which renders him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt.
Act of faith
(Ch. Hist.) See Auto-da-Fé.
Act of God
Act of grace
Act of indemnity
Act in pais
- Abbott.
v. t.1.To move to action; to actuate; to animate.
- Pope.
2.To perform; to execute; to do.
- Jer. Taylor.
- Barrow.
Uplifted hands that at convenient times
Could act extortion and the worst of crimes.
- Cowper.
5.To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.
With acted fear the villain thus pursued.
- Dryden.
To act a part
To act the part of
to take the character of; to fulfill the duties of.
v. i.1.To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts upon food.
He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest.
- Pope.
To show the world how Garrick did not act.
- Cowper.
To act as
to do the work of; to serve as.
To act on
to regulate one's conduct according to.
To act up to

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Act in pais
Act of attainder
Act of bankruptcy
Act of faith
Act of God
Act of grace
Act of indemnity
Act of insolvency
Act of settlement
Act of Uniformity

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