Abbott is a city in Hill County in Central Texas. The population was 356 in 2010. It is perhaps best known as the birthplace of country musician Willie Nelson.
Patriot Act. noun. a U.S. law enacted in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which gave law-enforcement officials greater ability to tap telephones and track Internet users; also called [The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001]
As Patriot Act provisions expired in mid-2015 and the Freedom Act redefined the National Security Agency's role in phone data collection, the constitutional issues of the Fourth Amendment continue to be carefully examined. patriot act, law enforcement, fourth amendment. 663. Thursday, 04 Jun 2015 01:18 AM.