| 单词 | place act |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPlace Act Place Act n. now historical any of various Acts of Parliament excluding people holding office under the Crown from sitting in the House of Commons. ΘΚΠ society > law > types of laws > [noun] > political Place Bill1827 Place Act1829 Nacht und Nebel1947 1829 Times 15 Apr. 1/5 A provision was introduced..permitting the Treasurer of the Navy..to take also the office of treasurer of Greenwich Hospital, and still retain his seat in that house. Was not that inconsistent with the provisions of the place act? 1903 Westm. Gaz. 9 Sept. 10/1 The Place Act, by which holders of places of profit under the Crown are ineligible for the House of Commons. 2004 Oxf. Dict. National Biogr. (Electronic text) at Forbes, John Successive..measures proposed by him..to disallow pension- and office-holders from sitting in the Commons were lost until the 1793 session, when he secured a diluted Place Act, a Pensions Act capping the pension list at £82,000, [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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