Sentence examples for the act defines from inspiring English sources

The act defines marriage as being between a man and a woman and allows states to refuse to recognize same-sex unions performed in other states.

Individuals who can afford to purchase coverage (as the act defines affordability) but who do not do so could lawfully be subject to a somewhat higher tax than those who maintain health insurance coverage.

The act defines a burden as a financial cost, an administrative inconvenience, an obstacle to efficiency, productivity or profitability, or a sanction, criminal or otherwise, that affects the carrying on of any lawful activity.

The act defines microbeads as "any solid plastic particle" smaller than 5 millimetres in size, and closes a potential loophole that could have allowed manufacturers to switch to a different type of plastic.

As currently worded, the act defines a terrorist group as any organization with two or more people that has engaged in a range of violent activities against persons or property.

Brokers, which the act defines as those conducting securities transactions for others, must generally be registered with the S.E.C., though the commission has delegated much of the rule-making to a self-regulatory organization, now called the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.

It was written to mimic the wording of the language in the act defining "terrorism".

The act defined "aggravated felony" to include many misdemeanors, some as trivial as Ms. Gehris's.

Nor does the act define what "reasonable steps" creditors must take to ensure that cards are getting into the right hands.

The Act defined penalties and provisions to enforce Morris' proclamation outlawing intercourse by people outside the infected zone who did not have permission from the Council.

The Act defined management as "long term management by means of storage or disposal, including handling, treatment, conditioning or transport for the purpose of storage or disposal".