test a statute

test a statute
test v a statute ein Gesetz überprüfen lassen

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  • Test Act — /tɛst/ (say test) noun British History a statute, passed 1673 and repealed 1828, requiring military officers and public officials to swear an oath of allegiance to the Crown and take the sacraments of the Church of England …  

  • test case — noun Date: 1850 1. a representative case whose outcome is likely to serve as a precedent 2. a proceeding brought by agreement or on an understanding of the parties to obtain a decision as to the constitutionality of a statute …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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