Usually means: Action demonstrating intent to commit.
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  1. overt act: Dictionary.com
  2. Overt Act, Overt act: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. overt act: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. overt act: Law.com Dictionary
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Overt act)

noun:  In criminal law, an overt act is the one that can be clearly proved by evidence and from which criminal intent can be inferred, as opposed to a mere intention in the mind to commit a crime.


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