Sentence examples for civil acts from inspiring English sources

A. Public functions, civil acts, proceedings, or duties.

Because they are slaves, they are incapable of performing civil acts".

It extends to criminal as well as civil acts, and it covers deeds, such as those for which Mr Juppé was convicted, that have nothing to do with official duties.

A United States Department of State spokesperson described the sentence as deeply troubling, affirming the fundamental freedom of all to participate in civil acts of peaceful disobedience.

We saw this with the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act".

And there are really good examples of that: the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act.

Civil Rights Act, Voters Right Act, worked with Adam Clayton Powell".

Under this heading, the Pregnancy Discrimination Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1991 also apply.

The legislation is known as the Voting Rights Act, not the Civil Rights Act.

(a) The term Act means the Civil Rights Act of 1964 788 Stat. 241).

The Civil Rights Act was an act for, not by, African-Americans.