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English noun: Stamp Act

1. Stamp Act (communication) 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


Broader (hypernym)legislative act, statute









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