Act Of State
Defined in 4 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
An act done by the sovereign power of a country, or by its delegate, within the limits of the power vested in him. An act of state cannot be questioned or made the subject of legal proceedings ip a court of law.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Govebnmentai, Act.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
An act done by the sovereign power of a country, or by its delegate, within the limits of the ower vested in him. An act of state cannot e questioned or made the subject of legal proceedings in a court of law.
Defined under Act in Black's Law Dictionary.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
An act done by the sovereign power of a country, or by its delegate, within the limits of the power vested in him. Anact of state cannot be questioned or made the subject of legal proceedings ina court of law.