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Act of Parliament — Edexcel & OCR GCSE History Definition | GradeGen

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Act of Parliament

GCSE History · key term

Act of Parliament

Definition

A law passed by Parliament and approved by the monarch; also called a statute.

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Edexcel GCSE History · 1HI0

Paper 2

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OCR GCSE History A · J410

Paper 2

A law approved through Parliament and accepted by the monarch.
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