- special act
- A private statute; an act which operates only upon particular persons or private concerns. Unity v. Burrage, 103 U.S. 447, 454, 26 L.Ed. 405.See special law
Black's law dictionary. HENRY CAMPBELL BLACK, M. A.. 1990.
special act
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special act — n: an act of a legislature that is not of general application in all territory subject to the legislative power but affects private persons or only part of a class of persons in the same situation or only part of a more general subject matter or… … Law dictionary
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