anteact

noun

anteact

noun

Etymology From ante- + act.

1

Obsolete, Rare A preceding act (deed or action).

his authority was to be guided by precedent and anteacts: therefore erring upon a warrant, this aggravates the fault.1620 November 10, Francis Bacon, speech in Star Chamber:

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