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British legislation regarding the American colonies
The American Colonies Act 1766 (6 Geo. 3. c. 12), commonly known as the Declaratory Act, was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which accompanied
Declaratory_Act
British statute which taxed its American colonies' use of printed materials
legislate for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever" by also passing the Declaratory Act 1766. A series of new taxes and regulations then ensued—likewise opposed
Stamp_Act_1765
Political precursor to the American Revolution
answer to this question when it repealed the Stamp Act in 1766 by simultaneously passing the Declaratory Act, which proclaimed that Parliament could legislate
Townshend_Acts
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
appellate jurisdiction for Irish court cases. It became known as the Declaratory Act, and opponents in the Irish Patriot Party referred to it as the Sixth
Declaratory_Act_1719
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
The Tea Act 1773 (13 Geo. 3. c. 44) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain. The principal objective was to reduce the massive amount of tea held
Tea_Act
American colonial meeting against the British Stamp Act 1765
prompted the British Parliament to repeal the Stamp Act 1765, but it passed the Declaratory Act the same day, to express its opinion on the basic constitutional
Stamp_Act_Congress
Series of punitive laws passed by the British Parliament in 1774
right to legislate for the colonies "in all cases whatsoever" in the Declaratory Act 1766. Many colonists argued that under the unwritten British constitution
Intolerable_Acts
British legislation imposing import duties on American colonies
Sugar Act 1764 or Sugar Act 1763 (4 Geo. 3. c. 15), also known as the American Revenue Act 1764 or the American Duties Act, was a revenue-raising act passed
Sugar_Act
1773 American protest against British taxation
Colonial protests resulted in the repeal of the Stamp Act in 1766, but in the 1766 Declaratory Act, Parliament continued to insist that it had the right
Boston_Tea_Party
18th-century British acts of Parliament (1760s–70s)
housing and food. Each of the Quartering Acts was an amendment to the Mutiny Act and required annual renewal by Parliament. They were originally intended
Quartering_Acts
Founding of the United States
and repealed the tax on February 21, 1766, but they insisted in the Declaratory Act of March 1766 that they retained full power to make laws for the colonies
American_Revolution
Dependency of England and then of Great Britain (1542–1801)
history it was de facto a dependency. This status was enshrined in the Declaratory Act 1719, The territory of the kingdom comprised that of the former Lordship
Kingdom_of_Ireland
Political movement originating in the American Revolution
February 1768 London Magazine printing of Lord Camden's "Speech on the Declaratory Bill of the Sovereignty of Great Britain over the Colonies," which was
No taxation without representation
No_taxation_without_representation
British legislation regulating colonial money in America
The Currency Act or Paper Bills of Credit Act is one of several Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain that regulated paper money issued by the colonies
Currency_Act
Legal determination of the rights, duties, or obligations of parties to a civil dispute
A declaratory judgment, also called a declaration, is the legal determination of a court that resolves legal uncertainty for the litigants. It is a form
Declaratory_judgment
In Presbyterianism, a declaratory statement is a statement attached to the Westminster Confession of Faith in order to modify or clarify the confessional
Declaratory_statement
1776 American national founding document
In ratifying and signing it, the delegates knew they were committing an act of high treason against The Crown, which was punishable by torture and death
United States Declaration of Independence
United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
Former Queensland legislation
The Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act 1985 was an act of the Parliament of Queensland, the intent of which was to retroactively abolish native
Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act 1985
Queensland_Coast_Islands_Declaratory_Act_1985
Congress Declaration of Rights and Grievances Declaratory Act Townshend Acts Virginia Association Tea Act Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Intolerable
Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence
Signing_of_the_United_States_Declaration_of_Independence
Authoritative establishment of fact by a court of law
a declaratory judgment. Less commonly, where declaratory relief is awarded by an arbitrator, it is normally called a declaratory award. Declaratory relief
Declaration_(law)
Supreme law of the United States
Rehnquist Court, 1986–2005. "Advisory opinions" are not the same as "declaratory judgments". (a) These address rights and legal relationships in cases
Constitution of the United States
Constitution_of_the_United_States
Legislation placing a tax on documents
colonial boycotts, also pressured Parliament. The act was repealed in early 1766, although the Declaratory Act maintained Parliament's right to tax the colonies
Stamp_act
Petition from the 13 Colonies to King George III
Congress Declaration of Rights and Grievances Declaratory Act Townshend Acts Virginia Association Tea Act Boston Massacre Boston Tea Party Intolerable
Olive_Branch_Petition
Judgement of the High Court of Australia
Islands Declaratory Act 1985, which attempted to retrospectively abolish native title rights, was not valid according to the Racial Discrimination Act 1975
Mabo_v_Queensland_(No_1)
American Revolutionary War militia
month, Parliament passed "An Act for the better regulating the Government of the Province of Massachusetts-Bay" and "An Act for the more impartial administration
Minutemen
US federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting
discretion. If a jurisdiction seeks judicial preclearance, it must file a declaratory judgment action against the attorney general in the U.S. District Court
Voting_Rights_Act_of_1965
Dissident organization during the American Revolution
British Parliament. But in response, the British Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, stating that the British crown and government had total legislative
Liberty_Boys
Scotland, as well as the 1882 Declaratory Act of the Presbyterian Church of Victoria. However, while the Declaratory Act of 1882 mentions examples of possible
Basis of Union (Presbyterian Church of Australia)
Basis_of_Union_(Presbyterian_Church_of_Australia)
Prime Minister (July 31), serving until 1768. Stamp Act repealed by Parliament; Declaratory Act simultaneously issued asserting Parliament's "full power
Timeline of the American Revolution
Timeline_of_the_American_Revolution
Series of pamphlets by Jonathan Swift
part to the Declaratory Act, which had undermined the independence and the authority of Irish legislature and judiciary. The Declaratory Act removed the
Drapier's_Letters
Colonial American printer (1714–1770)
repugnance by the British America's colonies regarding the Stamp Act 1765 and Declaratory Act 1766. During March 1766, Benjamin Franklin writes correspondence
James_Parker_(publisher)
British declaration of rebellion in the American colonies in 1775
Proclamation made it abundantly clear that George III was not inclined to act as a conciliator and never had been. On 6 December 1775, the Continental
Proclamation_of_Rebellion
his book to be burned by the common hangman. Moreover, it passed the Declaratory Act 1719, expressly declaring that it had power to legislate for Ireland
History of Christianity in Ireland
History_of_Christianity_in_Ireland
The Articles Declaratory of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland – often known as the Declaratory Articles - were drawn up early in the 20th century
Articles Declaratory of the Constitution of the Church of Scotland
Articles_Declaratory_of_the_Constitution_of_the_Church_of_Scotland
UK laws on employment
relay systems illegal. Lord Ashley sought to remedy this by a short declaratory act restoring the status quo but felt it impossible to draft one which
Factory_Acts
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
court in Ireland could be heard in any court in Great Britain. The Declaratory Act 1719 (6 Geo. 1. c. 5) declared that the king and parliament of Great
Irish_Appeals_Act_1783
Legal changes in Ireland and Great Britain
the Westminster Parliament repealed the Declaratory Act (22 George 3 c.53: Repeal of the Irish Dependency Act). Pressed by Grattan's Patriot rival, Henry
Constitution_of_1782
Upper house of the Parliament of Ireland that existed until 1800
same as the Lords were in England. However, the controversial British Declaratory Act 1719 asserted the right of the Lords in Westminster to overrule the
Irish_House_of_Lords
1773 protest
to British taxation policies and the arrival of tea shipped under the Tea Act, American colonists in Philadelphia prevented a British tea ship from unloading
Philadelphia_Tea_Party
British statesman (1738–1809)
Secretary to whom he reported, convinced Parliament to repeal the Declaratory Act and to modify Poynings' Law. Following Rockingham's death, Portland
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William_Cavendish-Bentinck,_3rd_Duke_of_Portland
British statute adopting the Gregorian calendar
kingdom in a personal union with the Kingdom of Great Britain. The Declaratory Act 1719 asserted that the Parliament of Great Britain had the right to
Calendar_(New_Style)_Act_1750
The Stamp Act due to come into effect. 1766 – January: The New York Assembly refuses to implement the Quartering Act. March: The Declaratory Act is passed
Timeline_of_Colonial_America
1774 American trade boycott with England
fell sharply. The British soon responded with the New England Restraining Act which escalated their own economic sanctions. The outbreak of the American
Continental_Association
English lawyer, judge, and politician (1714–1794)
the party line. He was one of only five Lords who voted against the Declaratory Act 1766, a resolution of the House insisting on Parliament's right to
Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Charles_Pratt,_1st_Earl_Camden
1774 American revolutionary protest
was a political protest in Edenton, North Carolina, in response to the Tea Act, passed by the British Parliament in 1773. It was one of the first instances
Edenton_Tea_Party
Christian denomination
the Church of Scotland (1889), the Free Church of Scotland passed a Declaratory Act on 26 May 1892 relaxing the stringency of subscription to the Westminster
Free Presbyterian Church of Scotland
Free_Presbyterian_Church_of_Scotland
Part of the Articles of Confederation establishing the United States
February 2, 1781, the Maryland state legislature in Annapolis passed the Act to ratify and on March 1, 1781, the Maryland delegates to the Second Continental
Perpetual_Union
1776 formal assertion of American independence from Britain
British Empire. This created what became the United States. News of the act was published that evening in The Pennsylvania Evening Post and the following
Lee_Resolution
United Kingdom legislation establishing the supremacy of the House of Commons
act under which legislative power was delegated to it to expand its competence without an express power to do so in the enabling act (see Declaratory
Parliament_Acts_1911_and_1949
Sovereign state in Western Europe (1707–1801)
Britain. The Westminster parliament's Declaratory Act 1719 (also called the Dependency of Ireland on Great Britain Act 1719) noted that the Irish House of
Kingdom_of_Great_Britain
1825 poem and song by Walter Scott
in the Highlands of Scotland against the Free Church of Scotland's Declaratory Act, which modified the denomination's adherence to the orthodoxy of the
Bonnie_Dundee
1992 High Court of Australia decision which recognised native title
passage of the Land Act 1910 (Qld). Prior to judgment, the Queensland government passed the Queensland Coast Islands Declaratory Act 1985 (Qld), which purported
Mabo_v_Queensland_(No_2)
The declaratory power, in Scots law, is an unusual power held by the High Court of Justiciary, which enables it to declare behaviour to be criminal, even
Declaratory_power
1775–1783 conflict in North America
Stamp Act and reduced tax on foreign molasses to help the New England economy, but re-asserted Parliamentary authority in the Declaratory Act. However
American_Revolutionary_War
U.S. federal statute known as Obamacare
original on February 11, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017. "Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief" (PDF). February 26, 2018. Case 4:18-cv-00167-O
Affordable_Care_Act
Constitutional legal doctrine
autonomy of the Parliament of Ireland also came under attack and the Declaratory Act 1720 made the Irish parliament a dependency. The so-called Constitution
Parliamentary_sovereignty
Decade
Act, which has been very unpopular in the British colonies; the persuasion of Benjamin Franklin is considered partly responsible. The Declaratory Act
1760s
Concept that UK parliamentarians spoke on behalf of all imperial subjects
representation was constitutionally invalid as a whole, and passed the Declaratory Act in 1766, asserting the right of Parliament to legislate for the colonies
Virtual_representation
Scottish epithet
doctrine so that there would be no barrier to union. The Free Kirk's Declaratory Act of 1892 was objected to by a minority some of whom formed the Free
Wee_Free
Act of the Parliament of Great Britain
Repeal Act 1782 (22 Geo. 3. c. 53) was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain, which repealed the Declaratory Act 1719 (6 Geo. 1. c. 5). The 1719 act had
Repeal of Act for Securing Dependence of Ireland Act 1782
Repeal_of_Act_for_Securing_Dependence_of_Ireland_Act_1782
1494 law subordinating the Irish parliament to England
resubmitting heads of a new bill identical to the rejected one. The Declaratory Act 1719 declared the right of the Parliament of Great Britain to make
Poynings' Law (on certification of acts)
Poynings'_Law_(on_certification_of_acts)
1998 United States copyright law
CSS copy protection, to another DVD or to a CD-ROM. The company sought declaratory judgment from MGM Studios that their software did not violate the DMCA
Digital Millennium Copyright Act
Digital_Millennium_Copyright_Act
the act saw the British Parliament recognise the church's independence in spiritual matters, by giving legal recognition to the Articles Declaratory. The
Church_of_Scotland_Act_1921
Words traditionally disallowed in U.S. broadcast radio and television
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation that the Federal Communication Commission's declaratory ruling upholding a 1973 complaint about Carlin's routine being broadcast
Seven_dirty_words
legislation to implement the agreement, including amending the British Nationality Act 1981 to reflect that the British Indian Ocean Territory is no longer an overseas
Territorial evolution of the British Empire
Territorial_evolution_of_the_British_Empire
Government in British America
for the colonies was unlimited. This was stated explicitly in the Declaratory Act 1766. The British also argued that the colonists, while not actually
Colonial government in the Thirteen Colonies
Colonial_government_in_the_Thirteen_Colonies
British philosopher, preacher and mathematician (1723–1791)
commended Shelburne's proposals for the colonies, and attacked the Declaratory Act. Among its critics were Adam Ferguson, William Markham, John Wesley
Richard_Price
Boycott
colony that had faced economic exploitation from Britain, the Irish Declaratory Act 1719 played a substantial role in shaping the British policies in North
Boston Non-importation agreement
Boston_Non-importation_agreement
1776 Continental Congress resolutions concerning American Loyalists
Tory Act of 1776 was penned as seven resolutions passed by the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on January 2, 1776. The legislative
Tory_Act_of_1776
Declaring a person legally dead in the absence of direct proof
Missing person Declaratory judgment Civil death Death certificate Unidentified decedent According to the Austrian Declaration of Death Act (Todeserklärungsgesetz)
Presumption_of_death
Historical role of the UK House of Lords
regarded itself as the final court of appeal for Ireland, but the British Declaratory Act 1719 asserted the right of further appeal from the Irish Lords to the
Judicial functions of the House of Lords
Judicial_functions_of_the_House_of_Lords
1873 trial of Susan B. Anthony for voting in Rochester, NY
Constitution implicitly enfranchised women, she asked Congress to pass a declaratory act to accomplish the same goal. The committee rejected her proposal. In
Trial_of_Susan_B._Anthony
Prime Minister of Great Britain (1765–1766; 1782)
resolution by 275 to 167 in 1766. However Rockingham also passed the Declaratory Act, which stated that the British Parliament had the right to legislate
Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham
Charles_Watson-Wentworth,_2nd_Marquess_of_Rockingham
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
resolved by re-survey of Lot 1 on AP21535. The Queensland Boundaries Declaratory Act 1982 confirmed "that each land boundary of the State ... as ... defined
Cameron_Corner_Survey_Marker
Act which is very unpopular in the British colonies. The persuasion of Benjamin Franklin is considered partly responsible. 18 March – the Declaratory
1766_in_Great_Britain
Control Act, for example, deemed all nuclear power plants to fall into this category. From 1867 to 1961 there were 470 uses of the declaratory power, of
Section 92(10) of the Constitution Act, 1867
Section_92(10)_of_the_Constitution_Act,_1867
Series of essays by founding father John Dickinson
ministry, Parliament repealed the Stamp Act. However, Parliament at the same time passed the Declaratory Act, which affirmed its authority to tax the
Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania
Letters_from_a_Farmer_in_Pennsylvania
American 19th-century organization
Constitution implicitly enfranchised women, she asked Congress to pass a declaratory act to accomplish the same goal. The committee did not accept her proposal
National Woman Suffrage Association
National_Woman_Suffrage_Association
Christian denomination inf New Zealand
in doctrine and practice than they had hoped." They felt that the Declaratory Act of 1901 (which said that "diversity of opinion is recognised in this
Presbyterian Church of Aotearoa New Zealand
Presbyterian_Church_of_Aotearoa_New_Zealand
Statute of the Parliament of Singapore
of the common law, seeing as they did not amount to a codifying or declaratory Act seeking to replace the common law of judicial review, with the author
Internal Security Act (Singapore)
Internal_Security_Act_(Singapore)
British Army officer and politician (1726–1802)
Stamp Act crisis, Barré not only championed repeal but also followed Pitt in opposing the complete right of taxation as stated in the Declaratory Act. Horace
Isaac_Barré
Debate over the flag raised on Prospect Hill in 1776
where a company had "assembled to celebrate the anniversary of the Stamp Act in 1773", "on sleds carrying wood for the inhabitants of Boston in January
Flag_on_Prospect_Hill_debate
1871 Act of the United States Congress
officer for an act or omission taken in such officer's judicial capacity, injunctive relief shall not be granted unless a declaratory decree was violated
Ku_Klux_Klan_Act
liberalism within the Presbyterian Church of Australia. As early as 1901, a Declaratory Act was passed, which toned down the distinctive Calvinistic doctrines
Presbyterian Reformed Church (Australia)
Presbyterian_Reformed_Church_(Australia)
1775 resolution of the US Continental Congress
extended use of vice admiralty courts, the several Coercive Acts, and the Declaratory Act. The Declaration describes how the colonists had, for ten years, repeatedly
Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms
Declaration_of_the_Causes_and_Necessity_of_Taking_Up_Arms
Scottish minister
of the Free Church on 25 May 1893 by Donald Macfarlane against the Declaratory Act passed by the General Assembly in 1892 modifying the church's adherence
Donald_Macdonald_(minister)
Formed 1847 by the union of the United Secession Church and the Relief Church
to relax the stringency of subscription, the Church Synod passing a declaratory act on the subject in 1879. On such points as that of the six days' creation
United Presbyterian Church (Scotland)
United_Presbyterian_Church_(Scotland)
and more resistance: First Quartering Act (1765); Declaratory Act (1766); Townshend Revenue Act (1767); and Tea Act (1773). In response to the Boston Tea
Colonial history of the United States
Colonial_history_of_the_United_States
Calendar year
protectorate. November 20 – The new American Colonies Act 1766, commonly called the "Declaratory Act", goes into effect, virtually providing for Great Britain's
1767
Act of the Parliament of India
Rectification of instruments Rescission of contracts Cancellation of Instruments Declaratory decrees Injunction The first chapter provides relief to those who have
Specific_Relief_Act,_1963
Political party in Kingdom of Ireland
new status of Ireland, Grattan also sought and obtained a further Declaratory Act from the Parliament of Great Britain that was passed on 22 January
Irish_Patriot_Party
of 1763 Sugar Act 1764 Currency Act Quartering Acts Quartering Act 1765 Quartering Act 1774 Stamp Act 1765 Declaratory Act Revenue Act of 1766 Townshend
Outline of the American Revolutionary War
Outline_of_the_American_Revolutionary_War
1774 American protest against British taxation
Massachusetts. The "Tea Parties" were in response to the passing of the British Tea Act of 1773. Like the Boston Tea Party, the New York Tea Party events were a
New_York_Tea_Party
1997 TV series or program
1997 (1997-11-23) Topics covered: Life as British colonists, the Stamp Act, the Declaratory Act, the Boston Massacre, taxation without representation, and the
Liberty!
Islands Declaratory Act 1985, which claimed that Queensland had total control of the Torres Strait Islands after they had been annexed in 1879. This act was
History_of_Queensland
Calendar year
Act, which has been very unpopular in the British colonies; the persuasion of Benjamin Franklin is considered partly responsible. The Declaratory Act
1766
Former Australian public transport system
tram conductor accidentally killed while on duty. Tramways Declaratory Act 1883 No 18a: "An Act to declare legal the employment of Steam Motors on Tramways
Trams_in_Sydney
United States labor law
against states, and state employees may still sue state officials for declaratory and injunctive relief. In Gross v. FBL Financial Services, Inc., 557
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967
Age_Discrimination_in_Employment_Act_of_1967
Historic site in Queensland, Australia
E was not completely achieved. However, The Queensland Boundaries Declaratory Act 1982 confirmed "that each land boundary of the State ... as ... defined
Haddon_Corner
Dissident organization during the American Revolution
trade restrictions imposed by the British. They were involved in the Stamp Act Crisis, the Townsend Acts, and the New York Tea Party. Bedini, Silvio A.
Sons_of_Neptune
DECLARATORY ACT
DECLARATORY ACT
Surname or Lastname
Americanized spelling of the French topographic name Garrigue (see Garrigues).Scottish
Americanized spelling of the French topographic name Garrigue (see Garrigues).Scottish : variant of Garioch, a habitational name from the district in Aberdeenshire so named.English : habitational name from Garwick in Lincolnshire, named from an Old English personal name Gǣra + Old English wīc ‘(dairy) farm’.The name is closely associated with the Huguenots. The English actor-manager David Garrick (1717–79) was the grandson of David de la Garrique, who fled Bordeaux in 1685, changing his family name to Garric on arrival in England. Other Garricks (Garicks) were in SC in the 1820s.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname from Middle English king, Old English cyning ‘king’ (originally merely a tribal leader, from Old English cyn(n) ‘tribe’, ‘race’ + the Germanic suffix -ing). The word was already used as a byname before the Norman Conquest, and the nickname was common in the Middle Ages, being used to refer to someone who conducted himself in a kingly manner, or one who had played the part of a king in a pageant, or one who had won the title in a tournament. In other cases it may actually have referred to someone who served in the king’s household. The American surname has absorbed several European cognates and equivalents with the same meaning, for example German König (see Koenig), Swiss German Küng, French Leroy. It is also found as an Ashkenazic Jewish surname, of ornamental origin.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : , , , , Jing.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : ethnic name from Old French germain ‘German’ (Latin Germanus). This sometimes denoted an actual immigrant from Germany, but was also used to refer to a person who had trade or other connections with German-speaking lands. The Latin word Germanus is of obscure and disputed origin; the most plausible of the etymologies that have been proposed is that the people were originally known as the ‘spear-men’, with Germanic gÄ“r, gÄr ‘spear’ as the first element.English (of Norman origin) : from the Old French personal name Germain (see Germain).Americanized spelling of Spanish Germán or Hungarian Germán, cognates of 2.German : from the saint’s name German(us). See also Germann.Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) : Russianized variant of Hermann.Greek : reduced form of Germanos, a Greek personal name, bestowed in honor of saints of the Eastern Church distinct from St. Germain: in particular, St. Germanos in the 8th century, liturgical poet and patriarch of Constantinople. The Greek surname can also denote someone associated with Germany or someone with blond hair.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva, King of the art of dancing, King among actors
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : nickname for an unfortunate person, from Old French malheure ‘unhappy’, ‘unlucky’. The etymology from maloret ‘ill-omened’ (Latin male ‘badly’ + auguratus) is less likely for the surname that has actually survived, although it does lie behind other medieval Norman surnames of this form, now defunct.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of several places, especially in Shropshire and adjacent counties, named Acton. Generally, these are from Old English Äc ‘oak’ + tÅ«n ‘settlement’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for a happy, cheerful person, from Middle English lyght, Old English lēoht ‘light’ (not dark), ‘bright’, ‘cheerful’.English : nickname for someone who was busy and active, from Middle English lyght, Old English līoht ‘light’ (not heavy), ‘nimble’, ‘quick’. The two words lēoht and līoht were originally distinct, but they were confused in English from an early period.English : nickname for a small person, from Middle English lite, Old English l̄t ‘little’, influenced by lyght as in 1 and 2.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish (of Norman origin)
Scottish (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Haineville or Henneville in Manche, France, named from the Germanic personal name Hagano + Old French ville ‘settlement’.English (Yorkshire) : nickname for a scarred or maimed person, from Middle English, Old English hamel ‘mutilated’, ‘crooked’.Irish (Ulster) : according to MacLysaght, a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÃdhmaill ‘descendant of Ãdhmall’, which he derives from ádhmall ‘active’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname for an amiable person, also perhaps sometimes given in an ironical sense, from Middle English luvelich, loveli (Old English luflic). During the main period of surname formation the word was used in an active sense, ‘loving’, ‘kind’, ‘affectionate’, as well as the passive ‘lovable’, ‘worthy of love’. The meaning ‘attractive’, ‘beautiful’ is not clearly attested before the 14th century, and remained rare throughout the Middle Ages.New England Americanized form of French Lavallée (see Lavallee) or a similar name.
Male
English
English surname transferred to forename use, ACTON means "oak tree settlement."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the personal name Francis (Old French form Franceis, Latin Franciscus, Italian Francisco). This was originally an ethnic name meaning ‘Frank’ and hence ‘Frenchman’. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of St. Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. As an American family name this has absorbed cognates from several other European languages (for forms, see Hanks and Hodges 1988).Jewish (American) : an Americanization of one or more like-sounding Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from Déville in Seine-Maritime, France, probably named with Latin dei villa ‘settlement of (i.e. under the protection of) God’. This name was interpreted early on as a prepositional phrase de ville or de val and applied to dwellers in a town or valley (see Ville and Vale).English : nickname from Middle English devyle, Old English dēofol ‘devil’ (Latin diabolus, from Greek diabolos ‘slanderer’, ‘enemy’), referring to a mischievous youth or perhaps to someone who had acted the role of the Devil in a pageant or mystery play.French : variant of Ville, with the preposition de.
Boy/Male
Greek Latin
In ancient Greek mythology Actaeon was a hunter dismembered by his own dogs.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Restless, Active, Agile
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : from the rare Old English masculine personal name Mocca, which may be related to a Germanic stem mokk- ‘to accumulate’, ‘to be heaped up’, and hence may originally have been a nickname for a heavy, thickset person. Alternatively, it could be from Middle English mokke ‘trick’, ‘joke’, ‘jest’, ‘act of jeering’, a derivative of mokke(n) ‘to mock’, from Old French moquer.German : variant of Maag.German : nickname for a short, thickset man, Middle High German mocke.Dutch : nickname from Middle Dutch mocke ‘dirty or wanton woman’, ‘slut’, or from West Flemish mokke ‘fat child’.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva, King of the art of dancing, King among actors
Boy/Male
Tamil
King among actors
Boy/Male
Tamil
Lord Shiva, King of the art of dancing, King among actors
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Old Norse personal name Keikr (from Old West Scandinavian keikr ‘bent backwards’).German : nickname from Middle High German kec ‘lively’, ‘active’ (cognate of English quick), which later changed its meaning to ‘bold’, ‘forward’, ‘fresh’.
Surname or Lastname
English and German
English and German : from Ida, which is found as both a male and female personal name in English but only as a female name in German. This is of continental Germanic origin and was popular among the Normans, who brought it to England. Its etymology is disputed: it is thought by some to be of the same origin as hild- ‘battle’, ‘strife’; by others to be of the same origin as Old High German idis ‘(wise) woman’, or from Old Norse idh ‘work’, ‘activity’.Japanese : ‘rice paddy by the well’; habitational name from Ida-mura in Musashi (now TÅkyÅ and Saitama prefectures). Variously written and found mostly in eastern Japan and the RyÅ«kyÅ« Islands.
DECLARATORY ACT
DECLARATORY ACT
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Wilcock.
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Name of Lord Shiva
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Consecrated to God
Girl/Female
Arabic
Friday
Male
Arthurian
, a son of Bran; (king-commander).
Male
Danish
, eagle.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Greek Benediktos, BENEDYKT means "blessed."Â
Boy/Male
Arabic, British, English
Gentle; Friendly; Peaceful
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya
Eyeliner; Soot
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from the personal name Grigg.
DECLARATORY ACT
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n.
Action by, or originating in, one's self or itself.
a.
Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions; producing a twofold result; as, a double-acting engine or pump.
n.
The quality or state of being self-active; self-action.
n.
A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in censorious and bitter language.
a.
Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
a.
Making declaration, proclamation, or publication; explanatory; assertive; declaratory.
a.
Containing or involving a declination or refusal, as of submission to a charge or sentence.
a.
That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed to negative; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative vote.
a.
Making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause declaratory of the will of the legislature.
a.
Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending on other agents.
n.
A form of action by which some right or interest is sought to be judicially declared.
adv.
In a declaratory manner.
a.
Pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a rhetorician; as, a declamatory theme.
a.
Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach.), acting or exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.
a. & adv.
Speaking; in a speaking or declamatory manner; to be sung or played in the style of a recitative.
a.
Acting of or by one's self or by itself; -- said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency; automatic; as, a self-acting feed apparatus; a self-acting mule; a self-acting press.
n.
A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.
a.
Characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously rhetorical; without solid sense or argument; bombastic; noisy; as, a declamatory way or style.
n.
A declaimer.