collective title

English

Noun

collective title (plural collective titles)

Examples (Titles of legislation)
Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1989 (United Kingdom) Obscene Publications Acts 1959 and 1964 (United Kingdom) Hong Kong Letters Patent 1917 to 1995 (British Hong Kong) Offences against the State Acts 1939 to 1998 (Ireland)

1. (law, UK, Ireland, formerly Hong Kong) A title given to a collection of related acts (or other pieces of legislation) to facilitate citation.

   Coordinate terms: short title, long title