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Naviga′tion Act′, [Eng. Hist.]
  1. World Historyany of several acts of Parliament between 1651 and 1847 designed primarily to expand British trade and limit trade by British colonies with countries that were rivals of Great Britain.

'Navigation Act' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Sugar Act

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