Dictionary definition(s) for: act

• n., Legislation that has been made law, especially a statute.
  [ Government - A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology ]
  Pearce-Moses, Richard. A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005. http://www.archivists.org/glossary/index.asp
• n., The conscious exercise of will by a person aimed to create, maintain, modify or extinguish situations. Syn.: action.
  [ Archives - Diplomatics: New Uses for an Old Science , Page: 62 ]
  Duranti, Luciana. Diplomatics: New Uses for an Old Science. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998.
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• n., A document formally embodying a decision of a legislative body or public authority; or forming part of a legal transaction and drawn up in due form.
  [ Archives - A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology (The Society of American Archivists) ]
  Pearce-Moses, Richard. A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005. http://www.archivists.org/glossary/index.asp
• n., A short performance by one or a group of entertainers.
  [ Arts - Filmmaker’s Dictionary ]
  Filmmaker's Dictionary. 2nd ed. Edited by Ralph S. Singleton and James A. Conrad. Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle, 2000.
• n., Division of a play, each of which may contain one or more scenes.
  [ Arts - The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre ]
  The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. Ed. Phyllis Hartnoll and Peter Found. Oxford University Press, 1996. Oxford Reference Online. Oxford University Press. University of British Columbia. 4 August 2006 http://www.oxfordreference.com/views/ENTRY.html?subview=Main&entry=t79.e13
• n., Something done intentionally.
  [ General Dictionaries - A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology ]
  Pearce-Moses, Richard. A Glossary of Archival and Records Terminology. Chicago: Society of American Archivists, 2005. http://www.archivists.org/glossary/index.asp
• n., The conscious exercise of will by a person aimed to create, maintain, modify or extinguish situations. Synonym of action.
  [ Archives - Diplomatics: New Uses for an Old Science , Page: 62 ]
  Duranti, Luciana. Diplomatics: New Uses for an Old Science. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press, 1998.
• n., The conscious exercise of will by an officer of the records creator or by an external person aimed to create, maintain, modify or extinguish situations. There are two types of act: a mere act and a transaction. Alias: action.
  [ Archives - Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records , Page: 17 ]
  Duranti, Luciana, Terry Eastwood, and Heather MacNeil. Preservation of the Integrity of Electronic Records. Dordrecht, Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2002.
• v., To do, operate or function.
  [ Arts - Filmmaker’s Dictionary ]
  Filmmaker's Dictionary. 2nd ed. Edited by Ralph S. Singleton and James A. Conrad. Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle, 2000.
• v., To portray a character as an actor; to perform a role or play a part.
  [ Arts - Filmmaker’s Dictionary ]
  Filmmaker's Dictionary. 2nd ed. Edited by Ralph S. Singleton and James A. Conrad. Hollywood, CA: Lone Eagle, 2000.