ACCA
1 Britishabbreviation
noun
Etymology
Origin of acca
C20: shortened form of academic
Example Sentences
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Kavanaugh, Kagan explained, “is putting the rabbit in the hat” by adding words that do not appear in ACCA.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2021
It involves yet another dispute about the Armed Career Criminal Act, or ACCA, a federal law that consumes a shocking amount of the Supreme Court’s time.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2021
Given that, anyone convicted is automatically guilty of a crime of violence under the definitions of the federal ACCA, Justice Thomas wrote.
From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2019
Yet just four months earlier, the court ruled that Denard Stokeling’s necklace snatch was violent enough to earn him the 15-year sentence called for under the ACCA.
From Washington Times • Jun. 3, 2019
Complex Chas Roy-Chowdhury, of the accountancy body ACCA, said there were many similar disputes between companies and tax authorities going on in many other countries.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2010
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