Acts

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	All sorts of intimate acts, oral and whatnot (The Firm; writing credit: David Rabe) Seven single acts of indiscretion (Liar Liar; writing credit: Paul Guay; Stephen Mazur) An elementary knowledge of the Railway Acts would tell you that I'm perfectly within my rights (A Hard Day's Night; writing credit: Alun Owen) I am so damn dumb, it would take ten acts of divine providence to raise me to the sublime heights of blissful ignorance, sir (Dark Angel; writing credit: Ben Aaronovitch; Mark Ezra) The law assumes that your wife acts under your direction (Oliver Twist; writing credit: Charles Dickens; Stanley Haynes)
Lyrics	Cause ya, acts is whack, ya whole lable is (#1; performing artist: Nelly)
Clever	The acts of this life are the destiny of the next. (references; author: Eastern Proverb) Respiration is composed of two acts, first inspiration, and then expectoration. (references; author: unknown) An adolescent is a person who acts like a baby when he isn't treated like an adult. (references; author: unknown) No one is responsible for all the things that happen to him, but he is responsible for the way he acts when they do happen. (references; author: unknown) Thoughts lead to acts. Acts lead to habits. Habits lead to character, and our characters will determine our eternal destiny. (references; author: unknown)
Movie/TV Titles	Random Acts of Violence (2002) Acts of Confession (1972) He Acts His Age (1949) Pimple Acts (1915) Between the Acts (1898)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Commercial Usage: Acts

Domain	Title
References	Constantia-Verpackung AG acts as: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Dilbert : Random Acts of Management (reference) Random Acts of Kindness (reference) That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts (reference) The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts (Penguin Plays) (reference) The Dance of Intimacy: A Woman's Guide to Courageous Acts of Change in Key Relationships (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Acts & Joint Resolutions Of The General Assembly Of The State Of South Carolina - Hardbound (reference) Acts - English Ed (reference) Acts And Facts (reference) Acts Of The Australian Parliament (reference) Acts Of The General Assembly Of The Commonwealth Of Virginia (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Disappearing Acts (reference) Naked Acts (reference) The Best of Backyard Wrestling, Vol. 4: Random Acts of Violence (reference) Babylon 5 - Season 2 - Diplomats & Warriors (Soul Mates / A Race Through Dark Places / The Coming of Shadows / Gropos / All Alone in the Night / Acts of Sacrifice) (reference) The Best of Victor Borge Acts I and II (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)

Music	Facing Goya: An Opera in Four Acts (libretto by Victoria Hardie) (reference) (more classical music examples; more popular music examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Photo Album: Acts

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	Pharmacist is preparing cd4, which is a new treatment for AIDS and ARC (AIDS-related complex). cd4 is administered intravenously by a syringe pump, in the foreground, which is programmed to infuse cd4 over a 24-hour period. cd4 acts like a decoy and blocks the cd4 receptors on the t4 cell, thus preventing the HIV virus from infecting the cell. Credit: Bill Branson (photographer).		After drugs enter the cell passively they are actively kicked out by the MDR gene product (glycoprotein) which acts as a pump. A drug like verapamil blocks the pump by inhibiting binding of the drug to the pump. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.
	Vibrio cholerae is transmitted to humans through the ingestion of contaminated food or water, and produces a cholera toxin, which acts on the intestinal mucosa, and causes severe diarrhea. Credit: CDC.		Nova eruptions by dying stars were thought to be simple, predictable acts of violence. ... Credit: NASA.
	Figure 44. A buoy with a drogue used by the CHALLENGER Expedition in the Gulf Stream for current studies in 1873. The drogue acts like an underwater sail and is pushed by the current. The buoy allows visual tracking of the motion of the drogue. It was first tested off Bermuda in in 1873 in separate tests at 50 fathoms, 100 fathoms, and 600 fathoms. Credit: Sailing for Science - the NOAA Fleet Then and Now.		News note: President Coolidge is so delighted with his vacation that he acts like a school boy. Credit: Library of Congress.
	Acts, XXVI, 29. Credit: Library of Congress.		Acts of the Choctaw Nation Bill No. 16, Resolution - Authorizing the principal chief to take legal steps to recover the value of timber [...]. Credit: Library of Congress.
	"This is a white man's government" "We regard the Reconstruction Acts (so called) of Congress as usurpations, and unconstitutional, revolutionary, and void" - Democratic Platform / / Th. Nast. Credit: Library of Congress.		Norfolk, Virginia. Sword swallower in a travelling railroad show resting between acts. Credit: Library of Congress.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Familiar Quotations: Acts

Historic Usage: Acts

Author	Date	Quotation
John Locke	1690	First, The legislative acts against the trust reposed in them, when they endeavour to invade the property of the subject, and to make themselves, or any part of the community, masters, or arbitrary disposers of the lives, liberties, or fortunes of the people. (Second Treatise of Government)
US Declaration of Independence	1776	We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. (reference)
US Constitution	1791	Full Faith and Credit shall be given in each State to the public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings of every other State. (reference)
Marbury v. Madison	1803	In such cases, their acts are his acts; and whatever opinion may be entertained of the manner in which executive discretion may be used, still there exists, and can exist, no power to control that discretion. (reference)
Communist Manifesto	1848	In Germany they fight with the bourgeoisie whenever it acts in a revolutionary way, against the absolute monarchy, the feudal squirearchy, and the petty bourgeoisie. (reference)
The Emancipation Proclamation	1862	Whereas on the 22nd day of September, A.D. 1862, a proclamation was issued by the President of the United States, containing, among other things, the following, to wit: "That on the 1st day of January, A.D. 1863, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State the people whereof shall then be in rebellion against the United States shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free; and the executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authority thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of such persons and will do no act or acts to repress such persons, or any of them, in any efforts they may make for their actual freedom." (Abraham Lincoln)
Treaty of Versailles	1919	Persons guilty of criminal acts against the nationals of one of the Allied and Associated Powers will be brought before the military tribunals of that Power. (reference)
United Nations	1948	Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the constitution or by law. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Use in Literature: Acts

Non-Fiction Usage: Acts

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		The hiatus itself acts like a second valve. (references)
		It acts on both the brain and the urinary bladder. (references)
		It acts like a sponge, soaking up fluid from body tissues. (references)
Business		Accepting bribes or giving bribes are criminal acts. (references)
		Internationally, it acts as the financial branch of the government. (references)
		Acts by low-ranking members of the Bundeswehr have caused particular concern. (references)
Children	Hungary	Severe penalties exist under the law for those persons convicted of engaging in such acts. (references)
	Cote d'Ivoire	Laws also exist that prohibit the abandonment of persons with mental or physical disabilities and enjoin acts of violence directed at them. (references)
	Bhutan	The closure of the schools acts as an effective barrier to the ability of the ethnic Nepalese in southern areas to obtain a primary education. (references)
Civil Liberties	Fiji	The perpetrators of these acts of vandalism were never identified. (references)
	Senegal	Police and gendarmes were present at the cinema, and no acts of violence occurred. (references)
	Kenya	Acts of violence, including banditry and shootings, occur regularly near the camps. (references)
Discrimination	Brazil	A 1997 law provides prison penalties and fines for racist acts, including promulgation of pejorative terms for ethnic or racial groups, use of the swastika, or acts of discrimination based on sex, religion, age, or ethnic origin. (references)
Economic History	Ukraine	Corruption acts a severe brake on investment. (references)
	Mongolia	No provision for judicial review of legislative acts. (references)
Human Rights	Maldives	The High Court also acts as court of appeals. (references)
	Malaysia	Police also may confiscate evidence under these acts. (references)
	Cuba	Aquino was sentenced to prison in 1993 for alleged acts of sabotage. (references)
Indigenous People	Australia	The Tribunal also acts as an arbitrator in some cases where the parties cannot reach agreement about proposed mining or other development of land. (references)
Minorities	Netherlands	Minorities were increasingly responsible for these acts of racism. (references)
	Argentina	The police defendants face charges of various acts of corruption related to the stolen van. (references)
Political Economy	Laos	No group claimed responsibility for these acts. (references)
	SOUTH AFRICA	The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) administers these acts. (references)
	GHANA	An independent judiciary acts as the final arbiter of Ghanaian laws. (references)
Political Rights	Saudi Arabia	Typical topics raised in a majlis include complaints about bureaucratic delay or insensitivity, requests for personal redress or assistance, and criticism of particular acts of government affecting family welfare. (references)
	Togo	On July 29, 1999, all sides signed an accord called the "Lome Framework Agreement," which included a pledge by President Eyadema that he would respect the Constitution and not seek another term as president after his term expires in 2003. The accord also called for the negotiation of legal status for opposition leaders, as well as for former heads of state (such as their immunity from prosecution for acts in office), although at year's end only the former had been considered. (references)
Trade	Spain	This institute acts as the State's finance agency and investment bank. (references)
Travel	Ukraine	There have been a number of documented reports of criminal acts occurring on trains, including gassings and robberies. (references)
	Sri Lanka	Tourists or business representatives traveling in Sri Lanka who are in the wrong place at the wrong time may be inadvertently caught up in random acts of violence. (references)
	Turkey	Since the 1970's, urban and rural acts of terrorism throughout Turkey have caused loss of life and injury to government officials and civilians, including some foreign tourists. (references)
Women	Russia	In the latter case, such acts often are not treated as crimes, but rather as a domestic affair. (references)
	Colombia	The 1996 Law on Family Violence criminalizes violent acts committed within families, including spousal rape. (references)
	Switzerland	The law prohibits domestic violence but does not differentiate between acts of violence committed against men and women. (references)
Worker Rights	Bulgaria	Traffickers punish women severely for acts of disobedience. (references)
	Gabon	Foreigners caught participating in these acts could be expelled from the country under the proposed law. (references)
	Uruguay	The law generally prohibits discriminatory acts by employers, including arbitrary dismissals for union activity. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	POCKET, n. The cradle of motive and the grave of conscience. In woman this organ is lacking; so she acts without motive, and her conscience, denied burial, remains ever alive, confessing the sins of others.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Spoken Usage: Acts

Speeches: Acts

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
George Washington	1789-1797	The acts of the last session which required special arrangements have been as far as circumstances would admit carried into operation.
John Adams	1797-1801	Any seven or nine of the legislative council may be made a quorum, for doing business as a privy council, to advise the governor in the exercise of the executive branch of power, and in all acts of state.
Thomas Jefferson	1801-1809	Our coasts have been infested and our harbors watched by private armed vessels, some of them without commissions, some with illegal commissions, others with those of legal form, but committing practical acts beyond the authority of their commissions.
James Monroe	1817-1825	That principle has pervaded all the acts of Congress and all the negotiations of the Executive on the subject.
John Quincy Adams	1825-1829	During the war between the Governments of Buenos Ayres and of Brazil frequent collisions between the belligerent acts of power and the rights of neutral commerce occurred.
Andrew Jackson	1829-1837	When our discussions terminate in acts, our responsibility to foreign powers commences, not as individuals, but as a nation.
Franklin Pierce	1853-1857	My own position upon this subject was clear and unequivocal, upon the record of my words and my acts, and it is only recurred to at this time because silence might perhaps be misconstrued.
Lyndon B. Johnson	1963-1969	We are prepared to live as good neighbors with all, but we cannot be indifferent to acts designed to injure our interests, or our citizens, or our establishments abroad.
Bill Clinton	1993-2001	This is a grand achievement, the sum of many acts of individual courage, persistence and hope.
George W. Bush	2001-2005	Abandonment and abuse are not acts of God, they are failures of love.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Usage Frequency: Acts

Derived & Related Names: Acts

Usage in Company Names: Acts

Expressions: Acts

Modern Translation: Acts

Language		Translations for "Acts"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Chinese		行动 (Act, ACT++, Acted, Acting, Back-acting, motion, Motioned, Motioning, moved, Moving, Proceeding, proceedings), 作�"� (action, actions, activity, effect, to play a role). (various references)

Danish		love (promise), lovbestemmelser (enactments of the Government), handlinger. (various references)

Dutch		regeringsbesluiten (enactments of the Government), optreden (act, action, activity, presentation, take action). (various references)

French		agit, actes officiels, actes. (various references)

German		arbeitet (operates, works), Apostelgeschichte, Akten (documents, filing, proceedings), agiert, Handlungen, Bekanntmachungen (proclamations). (various references)

Greek		πράξεις (sums), ενέργειες. (various references)

Hungarian		italmérési törvények (licensing acts), építésügyi szabályzat (building acts). (various references)

Indonesian		bermaksiat (engage in immoral acts). (various references)

Italian		atti (proceedings). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		諸行 (all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer, all worldly phenomena, meritorious acts leading to enlightenment), � �動 (despicable acts, maneuvering, squirming, wriggling), 百行 (all acts), 独�"�� (field in which one acts unchallenged, one's monopoly, unrivaled sphere of activity), 独壇� � (field in which one acts unchallenged), 功力 (meritsof one's pious acts or religious practice, spiritual power resulting from Buddhist discipline), 段物 (cloth, drapery, dry goods, fabric, lively type of shamisen song, measure of kimono material, musicalpiece in several acts, piece goods, textiles, type of koto solo), 使�'行伝 (Acts of the Apostles). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		くりき (meritsof one's pious acts or religious practice), しゅ�"どう (despicable acts, maneuvering, precocious child, squirming, wriggling), しょぎょう (act, all practices other than recitation of the nembutsu prayer, all worldly phenomena, deed, meritorious acts leading to enlightenment), しとぎょうで�" (Acts of the Apostles), ひゃっ�"う (all acts), どくせ�"じょう (field in which one acts unchallenged, one's monopoly, unrivaled sphere of activity), どく� �"じょう (field in which one acts unchallenged), � �"もの (lively type of shamisen song, musicalpiece in several acts, type of koto solo). (various references)

Korean		행위 (Act, ACT++, Conduct). (various references)

Manx		Jannoo ny h-Ostyllyn (Acts of the Apostles). (various references)

Pig Latin		actsay.(various references)

Portuguese		actuação (actuation, actuator, control), disposições oficiais (enactments of the Government). (various references)

Romanian		apostol (apostle, disciple). (various references)

Russian		фабричное законодательство (Factory Acts), книга деяний (book of acts). (various references)

Spanish		actuación (action, appear, doings, emerge, gig, manner, occur, operation, performance, show, showing), hechos (doings), disposiciones oficiales (enactments of the Government). (various references)

Swedish		agerar. (various references)

Turkish		yeni ahit (acts of the apostles, new testament, roman), havariler tarihi (acts of the apostles). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Ancestral Language Translations: Acts

Bible Trace: Acts

Language	Date	Source	Luke Chapter 24, Verse 19
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Kai eipen autoiV poia oi de eipon autw ta peri ihsou tou nazwraiou oV egeneto anhr profhthV dunatoV en ergw kai logw enantion tou qeou kai pantoV tou laou
Latin	405	Vulgate	Quibus ille dixit quae et dixerunt de Iesu Nazareno qui fuit vir propheta potens in opere et sermone coram Deo et omni populo
Old English	990	West Saxon	He sæde þa: hwæt synt þa þing; And hig sædon be þam nazareniscean hælende: se wæs wer and witega mihtig. on spæce and on weorce beforan gode and eallum folce:
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	To whom he seide, What thingis? And thei seiden to hym, Of Jhesu of Nazareth, that was a man prophete, myyti in werk and word bifor God and al the puple;
Renaissance English	1526	Tyndale	To whom he sayd: what thinges? And they sayd vnto him: of Iesus of Nazareth which was a Prophet myghtie in dede and worde before god and all the people.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, which was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people:
Victorian English	1833	Webster	And he said to them, What things? And they said to him, Concerning Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God, and all the people:
Basic English	1964	Ogden	And he said to them, What things? And they said, The things to do with Jesus of Nazareth, who was a prophet, great in his acts and his words, before God and all the people:
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Matched Bible Translations: Acts

Language	Luke Chapter 24, Verse 19
Cebuano	Siya nangutana kanila, "Unsa bang mga butanga?" Ug sila miingon kaniya, "Mahitungod ba kang Jesus nga Nazaretnon, nga usa ka profeta nga gamhanan sa buhat ug sa pulong sa atubangan sa Dios ug sa tanang mga tawo;
Chinese	耶穌說、 �"� 麼事呢．他們說、就是拿 �'' �' 人耶穌的事．他是個先知、在　神 �'� 眾百 �" 面前、說話行事都有大能。
Croatian	A on æe: "� to to?" Odgovore mu: "Pa ono s Isusom Nazareæaninom, koji bijaše prorok - silan na djelu i na rijeèi pred Bogom i svim narodom:
Danish	Og han sagde til dem: "Hvilket?" Men de sagde til ham: "Det med Jesus af Nazareth, som var en Profet, mægtig i Gerning og Ord for Gud og alt Folket;
Dutch	En Hij zeide tot hen: Welke? En zij zeiden tot Hem: De dingen aangaande Jezus den Nazarener, Welke een Profeet was, krachtig in werken en woorden, voor God en al het volk.
Finnish	Hän sanoi heille: "Mitä?" Niin he sanoivat hänelle: "Sitä, mikä tapahtui Jeesukselle, Nasaretilaiselle, joka oli profeetta, voimallinen teossa ja sanassa Jumalan ja kaiken kansan edessä,
French	Quoi? leur dit-il. -Et ils lui répondirent: Ce qui est arrivé au sujet de Jésus de Nazareth, qui était un prophète puissant en oeuvres et en paroles devant Dieu et devant tout le peuple,
German	Und er sprach zu ihnen: Welches? Sie aber sprachen zu ihm: Das von Jesus von Nazareth, welcher war ein Prophet mächtig von Taten und Worten vor Gott und allem Volk;
Haitian Creole	Li di yo: Ki sak te rive konsa? Yo reponn li: Tou sak te rive Jezi, moun Nazarèt la. Nonm sa a te yon gwo pwofèt devan Bondye ak devan tout pèp la: li te fè anpil bèl bagay epi li te pale byen.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	"Peristiwa apa?" tanya Yesus. "Peristiwa yang terjadi dengan Yesus, orang dari Nazaret itu," jawab mereka. "Ia nabi. Kata-kata-Nya dan perbuatan-perbuatan-Nya berkuasa sekali--baik menurut pandangan Allah maupun menurut pandangan semua orang.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Maka kata Yesus kepada mereka itu, "Perkara apakah itu?" Maka kata mereka itu kepada-Nya, "Dari hal Yesus orang Nazaret, yaitu seorang Nabi yang berkuasa di atas perbuatan dan perkataan-Nya di hadapan Allah dan segenap kaum itu;
Maori	Ka mea ia ki a raua, Ki ehea mea? Ka mea raua ki a ia, Ki nga mea o Ihu o Nahareta, he poropiti hoki ia, he kaha tana mahi, tana kupu, i te aroaro o te Atua, o te iwi katoa:
Norwegian	Han sa til dem: Hvad da? Og de sa til ham: Det med Jesus fra Nasaret, som var en profet, mektig i gjerning og ord for Gud og alt folket,
Portuguese	Ao que ele lhes perguntou: Quais? Disseram-lhe: As que dizem respeito a Jesus, o nazareno, que foi profeta, poderoso em obras e palavras diante de Deus e de todo o povo.
Rumanian	,,Ce?`` le -a zis El. -Wi ei I-au rqspuns: ,,Ce s`a kntkmplat cu Isus din Nazaret, care era un prooroc puternic kn fapte wi kn cuvinte, knaintea lui Dumnezeu wi knaintea kntregului norod.
Shuar	Tutai Jesus Tímiayi "¿Warí urukait?" Tutai tiarmiayi "Entá, Nasarétnumia Jesusa Túrunamuri taji. Niisha Yúsnan etserin asa Yusa kakarmarijiai chichasmiayi tura nuna kakarmarijiai takasmiayi. Núnaka Ashí aents nékainiawai.
Spanish	Entonces él dijo: --¿Qué cosas? Y ellos dijeron: --De Jesús de Nazaret, que era un hombre profeta, poderoso en obras y en palabra delante de Dios y de todo el pueblo;
Swahili	Naye akawajibu, "Mambo gani?" Wao wakamjibu, "Mambo yaliyompata Yesu wa Nazareti. Yeye alikuwa nabii mwenye uwezo wa kutenda na kufundisha mbele ya Mungu na mbele ya watu wote.
Swedish	Han frågade dem: "Vad då?" De svarade honom: "Det som har skett med Jesus från Nasaret, vilken var en profet, mäktig i gärningar och ord inför Gud och allt folket:
Uma	Na'uli' Yesus: "Napa-die?" Hampetompoi' -ra: "To jadi' hi Yesus to Nazaret-le! Hi'a nabi to mobaraka' hi pobago-na pai' pololita-na, lompe' hi poncilo Alata'ala pai' hi poncilo ntodea.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Derivations & Misspellings: Acts

Rhyming with "Acts"

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "Acts" (pronounced a"kts or a"ks)
4	a" k t s	attracts, compacts, detracts, distracts, enacts, exacts, extracts, facts, impacts, interacts, pacts, reacts, reenacts, retracts, tracts.
3	-k t s	abstracts, abducts, addicts, adjuncts, affects, afflicts, aftereffects, aqueducts, architects, artifacts, aspects, byproducts, cataract, cataracts, collects, conducts, conflicts, connects, constructs, contacts, contracts, contradicts, convicts, corrects, deducts, defects, deflects, depicts, derelicts, destructs, detects, dialects, directs, disrespects, dissects, districts, ducts, edicts, effects, elects, erects, expects, infects, inflicts, injects, insects, inspects, instincts, instructs, intellects, interjects, intersects, neglects, objects, precincts, predicts, products, projects, prospects, protects, recollects, reconnects, reflects, rejects, respects, restricts, sects, selects, subcompacts, subcontracts, subjects, suspects, verdicts, viaducts.
3	a" k s	antitax, attacks, ax, axe, backs, blacks, cracks, fax, flax, hacks, jacks, knacks, lacks, lax, macks, Macs, Max, packs, pacs, Pax, plaques, pretax, quacks, racks, rax, relax, sacks, sacs, sax, shacks, slacks, smacks, snacks, stacks, tacks, tax, tracks, wacks, wax, whacks.
2	-k s	academics, aches, acoustics, acrobatics, acrylics, aerobatics, aerobics, aerodynamics, aeronautics, aesthetics, affix, aftershocks, aftertax, airstrikes, alcoholics, analgesics, analytics, anesthetics, annex, anorexics, anthrax, antibiotics, antics, antiques, apex, apparatchiks, appendix, arcs, artichokes, artworks, asks, asthmatics, astronautics, astrophysics, athletics, atmospherics, attics, automatics, avionics, backaches, backpacks, bakes, balks, ballistics, ballparks, banks, barks, barracks, basics, basks, basques, batiks, beatniks, becks, benchmarks, bespeaks, bikes, bioethics, biologics, biophysics, biotechs, Birks, birthmarks, bishoprics, blanks, blinks, blocks, blocs, blokes, books, boombox, boondocks, borax, bottlenecks, boutiques, box, brakes, breadbox, breaks, bricks, brinks, Brooks, broomsticks, Bucks, bullocks, bunks, Burkes, buttocks, buybacks, cakes, calisthenics, Calix, calyx, candlesticks, casks, catholics, ceramics, cervix, chalks, characteristics, charismatics, checkbooks, checks, cheeks, chicks, chinks, chinooks, chokes, chopsticks, chunks, Cineplex, civics, classics, clerics, clerks, clicks, climax, clinics, cliques, clocks, clucks, clunks, coax, cokes, comebacks, comics, complex, conics, convex, cookbooks, cooks, corks, cornstalks, cortex, cosmetics, cossacks, counterattacks, Cox, cranks, creeks, Criminalistics, critics, critiques, crooks, crucifix, crux, cryogenics, cupcakes, cutbacks, cynics, damasks.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Anagrams: Acts

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: cast, cats, scat.
	Words within the letters "a-c-s-t"
	-1 letter: act, cat, sac, sat, tas.
	-2 letters: as, at, ta.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-s-t"
	+1 letter: ascot, canst, cants, carts, caste, casts, cates, cesta, chats, clast, coast, coats, costa, facts, pacts, scant, scart, scats, scatt, scuta, stack, taces, tachs, tacks, tacos, tacts, talcs.
	+2 letters: accost, actins, actors, acutes, antics, ascent, ascots, aspect, attics, bracts, cactus, cadets, cantos, cantus, carats, carets, cartes, casita, casket, caster, castes, castle, castor, caters, catsup, centas, cestas, chants, charts, chaste, cheats, claspt, clasts, cleats, coacts, coapts, coasts, coatis, costae, costal, costar, cotans, cottas, crafts, crates, crista, cuesta, cushat, cutlas, dicast, ducats, eclats, enacts, epacts, exacts, facets, mascot, mastic, misact, muscat, nastic, octads, octans, racist, reacts, recast, sacbut, sachet, sancta, scants, scanty, scarts, scathe, scatts, scatty, scotia, scrota, secant, slatch, snatch, stacks, stacte, stance, stanch, starch, static, swatch, taches, tarocs, thacks, ticals, traces, tracks, tracts, triacs, upcast, yachts.
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The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
ACTS	English	Aid to Commonwealth Teaching of Science scheme	N/A
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Benevolence	Acts of kindness, a good turn; good offices, kind offices good treatment, kind treatment.
Judeo-Christian Revelation	New Testament; Gospels, Evangelists, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse, Revelations.
Record	Archive, scroll, state paper, return, blue book; statistics; compte rendu; Acts of, Transactions of, Proceedings of; Hansard's Debates; chronicle,annals, legend; history, biography; Congressional Records.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Author	Quotation
Benjamin Disraeli	Man is only truly great when he acts from his passions.
Benjamin Franklin	Pity and forbearance should characterize all acts of justice.
Eastern Proverb	The acts of this life are the destiny of the next.
Horace	Let a play have five acts neither more nor less.
Percy Bysshe Shelley	Familiar acts are beautiful through love.
Quintus Ennius	No sooner said than done -- so acts your man of worth.
Victor Hugo	Our acts make or mar us, we are the children of our own deeds.
Voltaire	Men argue, nature acts.
William Hazlitt	Great thoughts reduced to practice become great acts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Sylvie and Bruno Concluded	Carroll, Lewis	The other is the assumption that, if one of two specified acts is better than another, it is necessarily a good act in itself
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Had any one seen him while he was doing these various acts with such serious meditation, he would not have suspected what was passing within him.
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead	Tom Stoppard	One acts on assumptions
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Gerald Ford	In all my public and private acts as your president, I expect to follow my instincts of openness and candor with full confidence that honesty is always the best policy in the end. My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.
Harry Belafonte	I would like him to live up to a higher moral standard. You know, Jeffords doesn't have to be the only one who sits in disagreement with the policies of this country and this government and acts upon it out of conscience.
John Hartmann	Phil made money in a lot of directions. He was a Renaissance man. He was a brilliant artist who worked for me as my art department when I was managing a lot of top musical acts. And he did other album covers and logos and ad layouts, and he was a genius.
Rush Limbaugh	The United Nations is here to promote peace in the world, and any country that acts outside it is making a serious mistake.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (plural)	78.25%	2,562	3,555
Lexical Verb (-s form)	21.6%	707	9,466
Noun (proper)	0.12%	4	175,879
Unclassified Items	0.03%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	3,275	N/A

The following table summarizes names derived from the word "Acts".
Name	Gender	Language	Meaning
Doeg	N/A	Biblical	Who acts with uneasiness
Esau	N/A	Biblical	He that acts or finishes
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Country	Name
Austria	Constantia-Verpackung AG acts as
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Expressions using "Acts": acts of God ♦ Acts of sederunt ♦ acts of the Apostles ♦ creating by mental acts ♦ punitive acts ♦ reform acts ♦ the acts of the apostles. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "Acts": double-acts, pro-acts, thought-acts, utterance-acts.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	acta, actum. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words ending with "Acts": abreacts, abstracts, artefacts, artifacts, attracts, autodidacts, bracts, cataracts, coacts, coenacts, compacts, contacts, contracts, counteracts, detracts, didacts, diffracts, distracts, enacts, epacts, exacts, extracts, facts, fluidextracts, impacts, infracts, interacts, misacts, nonabstracts, noncontacts, nonfacts, outacts, overabstracts, overacts, overreacts, pacts, playacts, preacts, preenacts, protracts, reacts, recontacts, redacts, reenacts, refracts, retracts, retroacts, subcompacts, subcontracts, subtracts, tacts. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Acts" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aacs, aats, abctg, Abts, acas, Accis, accs, acgs, Acgt, acht, acls, acrss, acs, acsc, acsp, acstt, acta, actas, Actd, acte, Actg, acth, acti, Actis, actm, acto, actos, Actss, acttm, Actts, actu, actv, actx, acty, Acus, acutes, acutus, acyt, afcs, afts, Agcus, aits, akas, akti, Alcotts, altz, amcits, arctos, asats, Atca, ats, atss, atz, Aucctu, Catsi, cts, ectes, ects, ectus, iacta, Jacta, Ucst. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Acts

Definition: Acts

Acts

Noun

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Acts

ACTS

Synonym: Acts

Synonyms within Context: Acts

Benevolence

Judeo-Christian Revelation

Record

Crosswords: Acts

Modern Usage: Acts

Screenplays

Lyrics

Clever

Movie/TV Titles

Commercial Usage: Acts

References

Books

Periodicals

Theater & Movies

Music

Photo Album: Acts

Familiar Quotations: Acts

Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Franklin

Eastern Proverb

Horace

Percy Bysshe Shelley

Quintus Ennius

Victor Hugo

Voltaire

William Hazlitt

Historic Usage: Acts

John Locke

US Declaration of Independence

US Constitution

Marbury v. Madison

Communist Manifesto

The Emancipation Proclamation

Treaty of Versailles

United Nations

Use in Literature: Acts

Sylvie and Bruno Concluded

Carroll, Lewis

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

Tom Stoppard

Non-Fiction Usage: Acts

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Acts

Gerald Ford

Harry Belafonte

John Hartmann

Rush Limbaugh

Speeches: Acts

George Washington

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

James Monroe

John Quincy Adams

Andrew Jackson

Franklin Pierce

Lyndon B. Johnson

Bill Clinton

George W. Bush

Usage Frequency: Acts

Derived & Related Names: Acts

Usage in Company Names: Acts

Constantia-Verpackung AG acts as

Expressions: Acts

Modern Translation: Acts

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