(law, Commonwealth, US, Philippines) The formal, official title of an act (or other piece of legislation); such titles are rarely (if ever) used in practice, and in some cases consist of hundreds of w
(law, Commonwealth, US, Philippines) The formal, official title of an act (or other piece of legislation); such titles are rarely (if ever) used in practice, and in some cases consist of hundreds of words.
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(law, UK, Ireland, formerly, _, HK) A title given to a collection of related acts (or other pieces of legislation) to facilitate citation.
(US, _, legal) The situation where a claim to title in real estate appears valid but may be legally defective.
(literally, US politics) A statute enacted by the United States Congress.
(government, US) An item of legislation for the benefit of a particular individual, not codified with generally applicable laws.
(idiomatic, US, chiefly, _, colloquial) An authorization that is extremely difficult to obtain, especially in a timely fashion.