Act

(akt.) [From L. ago, I perform.] In a general sense, the exertion or effectual application of some Fig.9. power or faculty. ACROTERIUM.- A A A, ACROTERIA. Act is distinguished from power, as the effect from the cause, or as a thing produced from that which produces it. -Act is also used for the final resolution or decree of an a embly, senate, council, .- (Law.) An instrument or deed in writing, serving to prove the truth of some bargain or transaction.-(Lit.) The name given to a division of a drama, at the end of which there is a pause to afford rest to actors and spectators. [s. 7]