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The phrase "act in connection" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to actions that are related to or associated with a particular matter or situation.
Example: "The committee decided to act in connection with the recent findings to address the issues raised."
Alternatives: "act in relation" or "act regarding".
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The trio are charged with breaches of Section 30 of the Irish Companies Act in connection with loans to the Quinn family from the Anglo Irish Bank.
Szymon Serafinowicz, a retired carpenter from Surrey, was arrested in 1995 as the first British person under the War Crimes Act in connection with murders of three Jewish people during the Second World War.
All three suspects — including a senior Namibian civil servant and a Chinese executive for the company — face charges under the Namibian Immigration Control Act, the Prevention of Organized Crime Act and the Anti-Corruption Act, in connection with a $12.8 million "commission".
Timothy J. Petumenos, an Anchorage lawyer who conducted the investigation for the Personnel Board, concluded, "There is no probable cause to believe that the governor or any other state official violated the Alaska Executive Ethics Act in connection with these matters".
Grace and seven of its executives were indicted last year by a federal grand jury on charges of conspiracy, wire fraud, obstruction of justice and violations of the Federal Clean Air Act in connection with the company's mining operations in Libby.
A sixth defendant, Bradley Manning, has been charged under the act in connection with alleged disclosure of documents to the website Wikileaks.
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A one-time representative of Deloitte & Touche, Richard Evans, is alleged by the Brilac report to have acted in connection with Ashburton Trust, which was created by Riggs and whose beneficiaries included Pinochet's five children, who each had a 20 per cent share.
The suit against AT&T and RadioShack is a class-action suit that "accuses AT&T Mobility and RadioShack of common law fraud and violation of state consumer protection acts in connection with allegedly false, misleading and inaccurate advertising of the netbook DataConnect plan," according to RCRWireless.com.
In addition to Mello's indictment, federal police were investigating those they believed may have acted in connection with him by confiscating their cell phones and computers.
The US attorney's office for the southern district of New York said the bank it had lodged two charges against JP Morgan for violations of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) in connection with Madoff's con.
Marquette is under investigation by the Education Department for possible violations of the Clery Act, apparently in connection with a case in which four athletes accused of sexual assault were said to have met with the coaching staff to discuss the episode before they were interviewed by campus police.
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