act of parliament

Definition

A law which has received assent (royal, presidential or gubernatorial) after having been passed by the houses (or house) of a parliament.

Example Sentences

• "No cloggings, lumps of dirt, or underlocks should be suffered to be rolled up with the fleece, as such a practice is unfair to the purchaser, and by act of parliament there is a heavy penalty attached to those who are convicted of doing it."