special act

Noun

Meaning

a legislative act that applies only to a particular person or particular district

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Examples

By special act of Congress, he was commissioned a 1st Lieutenant in the Marine Corps on 4 March 1914. Source: Internet

However parliamentary delays meant it was 4 March 1756 before a special act of parliament created four battalions of 1,000 men each to include foreigners for service in the Americas. Source: Internet

Texas was added later by a special act passed in 1906. Source: Internet

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