Stamp act — Stamp Stamp, n. 1. The act of stamping, as with the foot. [1913 Webster] 2. The which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on other bodies, as a die. [1913 Webster] T is gold so pure It can not bear the stamp without alloy. Dryden. [1913 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
STAMP ACT — (1765) Loi promulguée en 1765 par le roi George III d’Angleterre et imposant un droit de timbre sur les actes légaux, les annonces publicitaires et la presse dans les colonies américaines. Le Stamp Act devait permettre par les ressources ainsi… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Stamp Act — Stamp Act, the a British law made in 1765 which put a tax on Britain s colonies in North America. According to this law, various documents had to carry a stamp, which had to be paid for. This caused a lot of anger in the colonies, and opponents… … Dictionary of contemporary English
Stamp Act — Stamp′ Act n. amh. an act of the British Parliament (1765) for raising revenue in the American colonies by requiring that documents, newspapers, etc., bear an official stamp … From formal English to slang
Stamp Act — [stæmp ækt, englisch], britisches Gesetz, Stempelakte … Universal-Lexikon
Stamp Act — n. a law passed by the British Parliament in 1765 to raise revenue, requiring that stamps be used for all legal and commercial documents, newspapers, etc. in the American colonies: it was repealed in March, 1766, because of strong colonial… … English World dictionary
Stamp Act — A stamp act is a law enacted by a government that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents. Those that pay the tax receive an official stamp on their documents. The tax raised, called stamp duty, was first devised in the… … Wikipedia
Stamp Act — Le Stamp Act (en français : « loi sur le droit de timbre ») est une loi adoptée par un gouvernement qui impose une taxe sur le transfert de certains documents tels que les actes de propriété. Les personnes payant cette taxe reçoivent un … Wikipédia en Français
Stamp Act — Amer. Hist. an act of the British Parliament for raising revenue in the American Colonies by requiring the use of stamps and stamped paper for official documents, commercial writings, and various articles: it was to go into effect on November 1,… … Universalium
Stamp Act — Der Stamp Act (deutsch: „Stempelgesetz“, „Stempelsteuergesetz“, „Stempelakte“ oder auch „Steuermarkengesetz“) war ein Gesetz zum Erlass einer Stempelsteuer, das am 22. März 1765 durch das britische Parlament verabschiedet und ab November 1765… … Deutsch Wikipedia
