STAMP ACT

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Meaning:

An act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766

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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Stamp Act" is a kind of...):

legislative act; statute (an act passed by a legislative body)

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