Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun stamp_act

1 sense of stamp act

Sense 1
Stamp Act -- (an act passed by the British Parliament in 1756 that raised revenue from the American Colonies by a duty in the form of a stamp required on all newspapers and legal or commercial documents; opposition by the Colonies resulted in the repeal of the act in 1766)
       => legislative act, statute -- (an act passed by a legislative body)