act of oblivion

  • 1act of oblivion — See oblivion …

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  • 2Oblivion — Ob*liv i*on, n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to forget: cf. OF. oblivion.] 1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness. [1913 Webster] Second childishness and mere oblivion. Shak. [1913… …

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  • 3oblivion — Act of forgetting, or fact of having forgotten; forgetfulness. Official ignoring of offenses. Amnesty, or general pardon, as, an act of oblivion. State or fact of being forgotten. See amnesty pardon …

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  • 4Act of Settlement (Irish) — • 1662 act passed by the Irish Parliament to bring in Protestant settlers in Munster, Leinster, and Ulster Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Act of Settlement (Irish)     Act of Settlement (Irish) …

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  • 5Oblivion (eternal) — An eternal state of oblivion, or lack of awareness, is believed by some to occur after death. This belief contradicts beliefs that there is an afterlife, such as a heaven or hell, after death. The belief in eternal oblivion stems from the idea… …

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  • 6Legal Proceedings During Commonwealth Act 1660 — The Legal Proceedings During Commonwealth Act 1660 or Act of the Confirmation of Judicial Proceedings was enacted by the English Parliament to legitimise the outcome of judicial proceedings durign the English interregnum. Backgroundwas rendered… …

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  • 7Cromwell's Act of Grace — The Act of Pardon and Grace was proclaimed at the Mercat cross on Edinburgh s Royal Mile. Cromwell s Act of Grace or more formally the Act of Pardon and Grace to the People of Scotland,[1] was proclaimed at the mercat cross in Edinburgh on 5 May… …

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  • 8Five-Mile Act — An English act of parliament, passed in 1665, against non conformists, whereby ministers of that body who refused to take the oath of non resistance were prohibited from coming within five miles of any corporate town, or place where they had… …

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  • 9Five-Mile Act — An English act of parliament, passed in 1665, against non conformists, whereby ministers of that body who refused to take the oath of non resistance were prohibited from coming within five miles of any corporate town, or place where they had… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 10Indemnity and Oblivion Act — The Indemnity and Oblivion Act is an Act of the Parliament of England (16 Cha. II c. 11), the long title of which is An Act of Free and General Pardon, Indemnity, and Oblivion . [ Charles II, 1660: An Act of Free and Generall Pardon Indemnity and …

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