"collective title" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: collective titles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} collective title (plural collective titles)
  1. (law, UK, Ireland, formerly Hong Kong) A title given to a collection of related acts (or other pieces of legislation) to facilitate citation. Wikipedia link: Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917, Obscene Publications Acts, Offences against the State Acts 1939–1998, Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989, collective title Tags: Ireland, UK Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-collective_title-en-noun-g3In99Gt Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Hong Kong English, Irish English Topics: law

Inflected forms

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