nnoun.actthe passing of a law by a legislative bodyTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:passage
Derivationally Related Form:enactpass
Hypernyms:lawmaking legislating legislation
Inherited Hypernyms:enactmentlegislationgovernmentsocial controlgroup actionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:enactmentlegislationgovernmentsocial controlgroup actioneventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.communicationa legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative bodyTopic:jurisprudencelaw
Synset:act
Hypernyms:instrument legal document legal instrument official document
Inherited Hypernyms:actlegal documentdocumentwritingwritten communicationcommunicationabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:decreeedictfiatlegislative actnullityorderrescriptstatute
Full Hyponyms:banning-orderbullconsent decreecurfewdecreedecree nisienabling actfair-trade actforeign intelligence surveillance actimperial decreeinjunctioninterdictlegal separationlegislative actmandatory injunctionnullityordinancepermanent injunctionpragmatic sanctionprogrammaprohibitionspecial actstamp actstaystay of executiontemporary injunctionukase
nnoun.actacting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gestureSynset:characterization personation portrayal
Derivationally Related Form:portrayenactpersonate
Hypernyms:acting performing playacting playing
Inherited Hypernyms:portrayalactingactivityacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
Inherited Hypernyms:portrayalactingperforming artshumanistic disciplinedisciplineknowledge domaincontentcognitionpsychological featureabstractionentity
Direct Hyponyms:characterimpressionpartpersonaroletheatrical role
Full Hyponyms:bit partcharacterheavyheroheroineimpressioningenuesoubrettetitle rolevillain