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- DictionaryStamp Act/stamp akt/
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- 1. an act regulating stamp duty (a tax on the legal recognition of documents).
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The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 (5 Geo. 3. c. 12), was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp. Printed materials included legal documents, magazines, pla... Wikipedia