Definition of Stamp act

1. Noun. An act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766.

Generic synonyms: Legislative Act, Statute

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stamp Act

stampeders
stampedes
stampeding
stampedo
stampedos
stamper
stampers
stamping
stamping
stampings
stamping ground
stamping machine
stamping mill
stampless
stamps
Stamp Act
stamp album
stamp battery
stamp collecting
stamp collection
stamp collector
stamp dealer
stamp down
stamp duty
stamp mill
stamp out
stamp pad
stamp tax
stance
stances

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