A sudden disappearance; the act of leaving unexpectedly.

An action that demonstrates one's religious faith. / An action taken based on trust in a positive outcome with no guarantees.

To hold an academical disputation.

Any legislation that requires a tax to be paid on the transfer of certain documents.

Sexual intercourse between a man and a woman.

(UK, historical) An act of the Parliament of Great Britain passed in 1723 in response to a series of raids by two groups of poachers, known as the Blacks. It greatly strengthened the criminal code and specified over 200 capital crimes.

simple past tense and past participle of play-act

plural of play-acting

(civil law, Louisiana, Philippines) Any conduct by a person intended to create, modify, transfer, preserve, or extinguish a right, obligation, or legal relationship.

(US, law) A federal law passed in 1910 prohibiting transportation of women across state lines for immoral purposes.