acta

American  

[ak-tuh] / ˈæk tə /

Or Acta

plural noun

1. official records, as of acts, deeds, proceedings, transactions, or the like.

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Etymology

Origin of acta

From Latin, neuter plural of āctus “done,” past participle of agere “to do, drive”; cf. act

Explanation

Acta are comprehensive and official notes recorded during a given meeting. If you don't remember who suggested weekly pizza parties at this week's Spanish club, you can check the acta. The Latin word acta means "things that have been done," and it's used by academics and legal scholars for an official list of things that occur during a conference or meeting. The person who takes minutes or starts the video camera is responsible for the meeting's acta, which captures all the important information about the event. In ancient Rome, the Acta diurna, or "daily acts," was a publication that listed public events, lawsuits, official ceremonies, and more.

Example Sentences

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These mutations restrict the ability of p53 to acta as a "cancer brake" p53 and to prevent the development and progression of cancer.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 3, 2024

The Wizards probably didn’t need Webster to prove his toughness through an otherwise meaningless preseason game but the acta was consistent with his sacrifice for the team.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 20, 2013

In the second chamber this motion was simply laid ad acta, but in the first it was recommended that the king should consider it.

From Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 by J. H. Kurtz

On my asking him whether he would not see my child that same day, he answered, "Nay"; he would rather first study the acta.

From Mary Schweidler, the amber witch : the most interesting trial for witchcraft ever known, printed from an imperfect manuscript by her father, Abraham Schweidler, the pastor of Coserow in the island of Usedom / edited by W. Meinhold ; translated from the German by Lady Duff Gordon. by Lady Lucie Duff Gordon

There appears also to have been acta of private families when the estates were large enough to make it worth while to keep them.

From The History of Roman Literature From the earliest period to the death of Marcus Aurelius by Charles Thomas Cruttwell