Dutch act

1. The act of committing suicide. The disparaging use of the word "Dutch" is a reference to the fierce rivalry between England and the Dutch in the 17th century. After her daughter died, we were worried that Mary might be tempted to do the Dutch act.

2. The act of deserting or fleeing from something, especially military duty. (See above for origin.) Robert is likely to be court-martialed for doing the Dutch act while on active duty in Iraq.

the Dutch act

and the Dutch cure

n. suicide. Well, Ken took the Dutch cure last week. So sad. It was the Dutch act. He ate his gun.

See also: act, Dutch

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And party we did - and then some - even before Steps hit the stage, courtesy of Dutch act Vengaboys, who gave us a Boom Boom Boom of a performance.

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This announcement is released pursuant to the EU transparency directive and the Dutch act on financial supervision.

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Hometown star Afrojack, who is scheduled to perform with Snoop Dogg, is also nominated for Best Electronic and Best Dutch Act.

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The author (a legal consultant based in Paris, France) analyzes the 2005 Dutch Act on the Collective Settlement of Mass Damage Claims in relation to European private international law.

The Dutch Collective Settlements Act and private international law/ Aspecten van internationaal privaatrecht in de WCAM

Yet the show was stolen by Dutch act Artvark, a jazz quartet that does not simply play, but performs the music.

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These claims were settled under the Dutch Act on Collective Settlements of Mass Damages, which allows for the collective resolution for members of a class who do not opt out.

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THEY have topped the charts with a song called We Like To Party, but a gig in Scotland for cheesy Dutch act The Vengaboys fell flat.

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ii) a private placement of at least 5m [euro], made in the two preceding years, distributed among at least five qualified investors (as defined in the Dutch Act on the financial supervision (Wet op bet financial toezicht) which includes professional investors).

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Which was the first Dutch act to top the British singles chart?

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The Dutch act entertained guests in the VIP room with a great set - Peterborough chairman Barry Fry and funnyman Jimmy Carr did the honours during the dinner - before retiring to the lobby bar with the last guests standing.

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Dore compares the Dutch Act with the Model Law, and in so doing notes the Dutch Act's areas of clarity and of confusion.

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The first Dutch act to ever appear on the famous Swiss label Purple Music, Ferdinard Lijnkamp - the man behind the name - plays more than 100 gigs a year in Holland alone apart from jetting off to Ibiza, Miami, Bangkok and the UAE.