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• in law, a written document that attests the legality of the transaction. In this sense, very ancient acts from the Babylonian period carved on clay tablets in cuneiform writing have been found. Such an act also attests the legality of a pact or the peace after an armed conflict or war.
• in law, a statute passed by legislature, or a planned statute that legislature has not yet enacted. Before being enacted the act is called a bill; after it has been enacted it becomes law.
• a British-based Anglo-German synthpop duo of the late 1980s.
• in theater, an act is a short theatrical performance that is part of a longer program. This includes plays, television programs, and films, among other forms of entertainment.
• A small sized web browser for Microsoft Windows.

For the R.E.M. album, see: Document (album) A document is a writing that contains information. ... A financial transaction involves a change in the status of the finances of two or more businesses or individuals. ... Babylonia was an ancient state in Iraq), combining the territories of Sumer and Akkad. ... Cuneiform script The Cuneiform script is one of the earliest known forms of written expression. ... A pact is a formal agreement, usually between two or more nations. ... The concept of peace ranks among the most controversial in our time. ... An act of war - the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, Japan during World War II War is a state of widespread conflict between states, organisations, or relatively large groups of people, which is characterised by the use of lethal violence between combatants or upon civilians. ... A statute is a formal, written law of a country or state, written and enacted by its legislative authority, perhaps to then be ratified by the highest executive in the government, and finally published. ... Chamber of the Estates-General, the Dutch legislature. ... A bill can be one of: in American English, paper documents used as currency (notes in British English): see Banknote. ... Aphorism Critical legal studies Jurisprudence Law (principle) Legal research Letter versus Spirit List of legal abbreviations Legal code Natural justice Natural law Philosophy of law Religious law External links Wikibooks Wikiversity has more about this subject: School of Law Look up law on Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A short-lived synthpop group signed to ZTT in the late 1980s, and comprising Thomas Leer and ex-Propaganda vocalist Claudia Brücken. ... // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... In theater, an act (noun) is a short performance that is part of a longer program. ... A play is a common form of literature, usually consisting chiefly of dialog between characters, and usually intended for performance rather than reading. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Film refers to the celluloid media on which movies are printed Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. ... Act is a small (817kb installer) web browser for Microsoft Windows, created by Jan Verhoeven. ...

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