Civil Rights Legislation

noun a written law passed by a legislative body

adjective relating to or prescribed by a statute

• The new statute passed by the government aims to regulate online data privacy.
• I heard there's a new statute coming into effect next month about parking regulations.
• Did you see that statute about curfew? It's so annoying!
• In her mind, the statute of limitations had long expired on her past mistakes.

noun A word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, 'act' and 'law' are both nouns.

preposition A word that shows the relationship between a noun or pronoun and other words in a sentence. In this case, 'of' is a preposition that connects 'act' and 'law'.

• The act of law clearly states that all citizens must abide by the rules set forth by the government.
• Hey, did you hear about that new act of law that just got passed? It's going to affect a lot of people.
• I can't believe they're trying to enforce that act of law on us, it's so unfair.
• In the game of politics, sometimes passing an act of law is just a move on the chessboard.