act of uniformity
Act of Uniformity. Hist. Any of several 16th- and 17th-century acts mandating uniform religious practices in England and Ireland; specif., an act requiring the use of the Book of Common Prayer.
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Act of Uniformity
Act of Uniformity 〈英〉《礼拜仪式统一法》 英国关于国教的一种宗教制定法的名称，通常特指英王查理二世〔Charles Ⅱ〕于1662年制定的一部法律，规定在英格兰和苏格兰教堂使用所开列《公祷书》〔Book of Common Prayer〕，并对违反者处以所规定的处罚。
Acts of Uniformity
Acts of Uniformity 〈英〉《礼拜统一法》 包括1548年《公祷书法》〔Book of Common Prayer Act〕，1551年《公祷等事项统一法》〔Uniformity of Common Prayer, etc. Act〕,1558年《统一法》〔Act of Uniformity〕，1662年《统一法》。1662年的法律详细规定大小教堂或其他公共礼拜处所进行礼拜等活动时，神职人员须使用该法律所载的《公祷书》。但该法已确认以前的三部法律关于公祷书的规定，且在1872年的《修正统一法》〔Act of Unifomity Amendment〕的定义中亦将该三部法律的此项规定包括在内。
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Uniformity of Process Act
Uniformity of Process Act 〈英〉《令状统一法》 英国于1832年颁布的一项制定法，它使威斯敏斯特的法院使用的初始令状〔original process〕都统一起来。
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uniform partnership act
Uniform Partnership Act. A 1914 model statute intended to bring uniformity to state laws governing general and limited partnerships. • The Act was adopted by almost all the states, but has been superseded in several of them by the Revised Uniform Partnership Act (1994). — Abbr. UPA. [Cases: Partnership 351. C.J.S. Partnership § 404.]
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uniform laws or acts
uniform laws or acts 〈美〉统一法 由统一法委员会〔Commission on Uniform Laws〕或促进立法统一〔uniformity of legislation〕的州委员理事会〔State Boards of Commissioners〕任命的委员会起草的、并建议各州立法机关采纳的法律文件。提出统一法的目的在于，一旦它被采纳，将使相应法律条款和规则的术语和实施在全国范围内得到统一。通常各个州会全部或基本上采用统一法。 (→model act)
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uniform adoption act
Uniform Adoption Act. A 1994 model statute aimed at achieving uniformity in adoption laws. • The current version of the UAA was promulgated in 1994 by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws. State adoption of the Uniform Adoption Act has been largely unsuccessful. Earlier versions, in 1953 and 1971, were amended many
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uniform fraudulent transfer act
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act. A model act designed to bring uniformity among the states regarding the definition of, and penalties for, fraudulent transfers. • This act was adopted in 1984 to replace the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyances Act. — Abbr. UFTA. [Cases: Fraudulent Conveyances 2.]
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common character requirement
common-character requirement. The rule that for a group of persons to qualify as a class in a class-action lawsuit, the appointment of the class must achieve economies of time, effort, and expense, and must promote uniformity of decision for persons similarly situated, in addition to sharing common questions of fact and law. Cf. COMMONALITY TEST.
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sentencing reform act of 1984
Sentencing Reform Act of 1984. A federal statute enacted to bring greater uniformity to punishments assessed for federal crimes by creating a committee of federal judges and other officials (the United States Sentencing Commission) responsible for producing sentencing guidelines to be used by the federal courts. 28 USCA § 994(a)(1).
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