governmental act

governmental act
An act done in pursuance of some duty imposed by the state on a person, individual or corporate, which duty is one pertaining to the administration of government, and is imposed as an absolute obligation on a person who receives no profit or advantage peculiar to himself from its execution. Markwardt v Guthrie, 18 Okla 32, 90 P 26. More broadly, an act of the government. See governmental functions.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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