plural of hard act to follow

(property law, England & Wales) Synonym of full agricultural tenancy.

plural of 1986 Act tenancy

(law, Commonwealth of Nations) A stock short title used for legislation relating to the electoral system.

plural of Consolidated Fund Act

(UK, law) A stock short title used for an Act of Parliament that authorises HM Treasury to issue funds out of the consolidated fund.

(law, UK) A collective title for a particular collection of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom relating to the electoral system; not merely equivalent to every Representation of the People Act.

plural of Representation of the People Act

(idiomatic) To reform; to improve one's habits.

(idiomatic) To scold or berate somebody; to reprimand.