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Meanings of overt act in English

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Usage of overt act in English
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Davis principles, and had no fellowship with any overt act of treason.
The Great North-Western Conspiracy in All Its Startling Details
2
The sun set on the first overt act in the rebellion.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 17, March, 1859 / A Magazin...
3
Our first overt act of hostility against the pelicans was unsuccessful.
The Bushman — Life in a New Country
4
But there had been no overt act against the national authority.
Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 / From Lincoln to Garfield, wit...
5
But no overt act had warned Europe of what was impending.
The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
6
This was a peaceful termination to an overt act of rebellion.
John Nicholson, the Lion of the Punjaub
7
There must be some overt act, some evidence of illegal intention.
In the Sweet Dry and Dry
8
At the first overt act of resistance, let them give the word to fire.
The Eternal City
9
There is but one witness to prove the overt act of treason against me.
Speeches from the Dock; Or, Protests of Irish Patriotism. Part I...
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In time, silence became treason, and even a look was considered an overt act.
In the Days of Poor Richard
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His first overt act-hisFort Sumter, as it were-beganin Dayton the following Saturday.
The illuminatus! trilogy
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This essence of absolute and impersonal righteousness demanded an overt act of unquestionable guilt.
The Tyranny of Weakness
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While the war was on, prudence forbade any overt act.
The Canadian Dominion: A Chronicle of Our Northern Neighbor
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Still there was nothing he could do until the man committed some overt act.
The Triflers
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No overt act of insult as yet claimed my attention.
The Scalp Hunters
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Merit or sin, according to him, does not depend on the overt act alone.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
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