"long title" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: long titles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} long title (plural long titles)
  1. (law, Commonwealth, US, Philippines) The formal, official title of an act (or other piece of legislation); such titles are rarely (if ever) used in practice, and in some cases consist of hundreds of words. Wikipedia link: Foreign Interference (Countermeasures) Act 2021, Local Government Act 1972, Patriot Act, Short and long titles Tags: Commonwealth, Philippines, US Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: title
    Sense id: en-long_title-en-noun-gYkP-YrR Categories (other): American English, Commonwealth English, English entries with incorrect language header, Philippine English Topics: law

Inflected forms

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