long title (plural long titles)
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- An Act to make provision with respect to local government and the functions of local authorities in England and Wales; to amend Part II of the Transport Act 1968; to confer rights of appeal in respect of decisions relating to licences under the Home Counties (Music and Dancing) Licensing Act 1926; to make further provision with respect to magistrates’ courts committees; to abolish certain inferior courts of record; and for connected purposes. (United Kingdom, Local Government Act 1972)
- An Act of the Scottish Parliament to make provision about arbitration. (Scotland, Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010)
- An Act to counteract foreign interference in the public interest, to repeal the Political Donations Act (Chapter 236 of the 2001 Revised Edition) and to make consequential and related amendments to certain other Acts. (Singapore, Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021)
- An Act to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and across the globe, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes. (United States, Patriot Act)
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- (law, Commonwealth, US, Philippines) The formal, official title of an act (or other piece of legislation); such titles are rarely (if ever) used in practice, and in some cases consist of hundreds of words.
- Coordinate terms: short title, collective title
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