What is the definition of Black acts? | Dictionary.net

BLACK ACTS

\blˈak ˈakts], \blˈak ˈakts], \b_l_ˈa_k ˈa_k_t_s]\

Definitions of BLACK ACTS

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

Sort: Oldest first

Old Scotch statutes passed in the reigns of the Stuarts and down to the year 1580 or 15S7, so called because printed in black letter. Bell

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

Word of the day

Snake's-head

Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.

View More

Nearby Words