But cover, whether natural or artificial, is a double-edged sword. It protects birds but may also shield the approach of a hunting hawk (or a ground predator like a cat). No matter what you do, hawks will continue to kill birds if you attract birds to your yard, because it is natural.
Actual notice. Actual notice is a law term, used most frequently in civil procedure. It is notice (usually to a defendant in a civil proceeding) delivered in such a way as to give legally sufficient assurance that actual knowledge of the matter has been conveyed to the recipient. Personal service, that is, physically handing something to an individual, is usually considered the least-disputable method of giving actual notice.
You often hear that Congress is going to enact a new statute, which means that they will make it into a law. But enact also means to perform, like in a play. Inside the word enact is that little word act, meaning âto do.â That makes sense, because when you enact something, you make it happen. And of course, we know that to act also means to perform, and so enact means âto act out,â like on stage.