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- (british) a law passed by both houses of Parliament, and given Royal Assent
- (New Zealand) a law passed by Parliament, and given Royal Assent
- (Australia) a law passed by the lower house of Parliament, and given Royal Assent
- (Canada) a law passed by the lower house of Parliament, and given Royal Assent
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- (idiom) (1811) A military term for small beer, five pints of which, by an act of parliament, a landlord was formerly obliged to give to each soldier gratis. (1811 Dictionary of Vulgar Tongue)
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