DECLARATORY ACT
\dɪklˈaɹətəɹˌi ˈakt], \dɪklˈaɹətəɹˌi ˈakt], \d_ɪ_k_l_ˈa_ɹ_ə_t_ə_ɹ_ˌi_ ˈa_k_t]\
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An act passed by Parliament, March 7, 1766, vindicating the previous enactments affecting the colonies, and declaring that the king, with the advice of Parliament, had full power to make laws binding America in any cases whatsoever. This law accompanied the repeal of the Stamp Act.
By John Franklin Jameson
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