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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Act vs. law

What is the difference between an act and a law
  

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There's none that I know of. "Law" is more likely to be used generically, while "act" is more likely to be used in assigning a name to a specific law - sometimes even before it becomes law (the law of the land). " When the word "act" is chosen, the language of the law in question has probably been pretty well formulated.

  • There's none that I know of.
  • "Law" is more likely to be used generically, while "act" is more likely to be used in assigning a name to a specific law - sometimes even before it becomes law (the law of the land).
  • " When the word "act" is chosen, the language of the law in question has probably been pretty well formulated.
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There's none that I know of.
"Law" is more likely to be used generically, while "act" is more likely to be used in assigning a name to a specific law - sometimes even before it becomes law (the law of the land).

The law which the British enacted which enraged some of the colonists was called "The Stamp Act."

But you could say, "Some members of Congress are prop

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