单词 | act of state |
释义 | > as lemmasAct of State Act of State n. (also with lower-case initials) an act passed (or occasionally performed) by the executive power of an independent state, (now esp.) an act which relates to foreign affairs or foreign citizens. ΚΠ 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. I It was giuen, not by a formall Decree or Act of State, as it was used amongst the Romane Emperours; but by an inward assent and beleefe. View more context for this quotation 1684 T. Southerne Disappointment iii. i. 31 And by an act of State, this very day We are oblig'd, as all good Subjects ought, To bring by turns our Wives and Daughters in. 1780 Parl. Hist. Eng. (1814) XX. 1167 The idea of an act of state, or the resolution of the Crown. 1883 J. F. Stephen Hist. Criminal Law II. xvi. 61 The question to which I refer is, whether the criminal law applies to what have sometimes been described as acts of State? 1942 H. Byas Govt. by Assassination xxiv. 324 The Japanese Emperor is not an autocrat; every act of state must be made on the advice and responsibility of an official person. 2004 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 24 Jan. 16 He also said he needed to make a proper examination of the facts before being able to decide on whether the alleged false imprisonment of the asylum-seekers amounted to an act of state. < as lemmas |
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