…a person or thing displaying impressive and stylish excellence…
…an Act passed by the British government in 1715 and repealed in 1967, designed to prevent civil disorder. The Act made it a felony for an assembly of more than twelve people to refuse to disperse after being ordered to do so and having been read a specified section of the Act by lawful authority…
…(in the UK) an act in force between 1673 and 1828 that made an oath of allegiance to the Church of England and the supremacy of the monarch as its head and repudiation of the doctrine of transubstantiation a condition of eligibility for public office…
…an act framed to amend the system of parliamentary representation, especially any of those introduced in Britain during the 19th century…
…an utterance considered as an action, particularly with regard to its intention, purpose, or effect…
…an instance of uncontrollable natural forces in operation…
…behave in a manner appropriate to someone of one’s age and not to someone younger…
…an action or activity that requires a delicate balance between different situations or requirements…
…a statute empowering a person or body to take certain action, especially to make regulations, rules, or orders…
…an attempt to deal with several conflicting situations, requirements, or pressures at the same time…
…a privilege or concession that cannot be claimed as a right…
…an act passed by the executive power of a state, typically one relating to foreign affairs or foreign citizens…
…used humorously to imply that someone is using a position of influence to help their friends…
…an act of 1689 granting freedom of worship to dissenters (excluding Roman Catholics and Unitarians) on certain conditions. Its real purpose was to unite all Protestants under William III against the deposed Roman Catholic James II…
…an instance of someone being impossible to find, especially when they are required to face something unpleasant…
…(in British history) either of the parliamentary acts by which the countries of the United Kingdom were brought together as a political whole. By the first Act of Union (1707) Scotland was joined with England to form Great Britain. The second Act of Union (1801) established the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Wales had been incorporated with England in 1536…
…represent (someone) on a contractual, legal, or paid basis…
…an item of legislation inflicting attainder without judicial process…
…begin to behave in a better way, especially by giving up alcohol, drugs, or illegal activities…
…a statute of 1701 that vested the British Crown in Sophia of Hanover (granddaughter of James I of England and VI of Scotland) and her Protestant heirs, so excluding Roman Catholics, including the Stuarts, from the succession. Sophia’s son became George I…
…(in English history) each of three Acts of Parliament passed during the reign of Henry VIII regarding the succession of his children…
…(in English history) either of two Acts of Parliament of 1534 and 1559 (particularly the former), which established Henry VIII and Elizabeth I as supreme heads of the Church of England and excluded the authority of the Pope…
…(in British history) any of four acts (especially that of 1662) establishing the foundations of the English Protestant Church and securing uniformity in public worship and use of a particular Book of Common Prayer…
…become (or be) involved in a particular activity, in order to gain an advantage…
…(in the UK) the legislation that controls access to confidential information important for national security…
…a federal statute prohibiting use of the military in civilian law enforcement…
…give someone a severe warning or reprimand…
…a treaty providing for the establishment of a single European market from 1 January 1993, and giving greater powers to the European Parliament. It came into force on 1 July 1987…
…surprise someone in the process of doing something wrong…
…galvanize oneself into organizing one’s affairs effectively…
