| slovo | definícia |
commencement
(mass) | commencement
- začiatok |
commencement
(encz) | commencement,promoce n: Zdeněk Brož |
commencement
(encz) | commencement,začátek Zdeněk Brož |
commencement
(encz) | commencement,zahájení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Commencement
(gcide) | Commencement \Com*mence"ment\, n. [F. commencement.]
1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of
commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.
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The time of Henry VII. . . . nearly coincides with
the commencement of what is termed "modern history."
--Hallam.
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2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and
universities upon students and others.
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commencement
(wn) | commencement
n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time,
showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle]
2: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn:
commencement, commencement exercise, {commencement
ceremony}, graduation, graduation exercise]
3: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the
beginning of negotiations" [syn: beginning, start,
commencement] [ant: finish, finishing] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
commencement
(mass) | commencement
- začiatok |
commencement
(encz) | commencement,promoce n: Zdeněk Brožcommencement,začátek Zdeněk Brožcommencement,zahájení n: Zdeněk Brož |
commencement ceremony
(encz) | commencement ceremony, n: |
commencement day
(encz) | commencement day, n: |
commencement exercise
(encz) | commencement exercise, n: |
recommencement
(encz) | recommencement,opětovné zahájení n: Zdeněk Brož |
Recommencement
(gcide) | Recommencement \Re`com*mence"ment\ (-ment), n.
A commencement made anew.
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commencement
(wn) | commencement
n 1: the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got
an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the
man for her" [syn: beginning, commencement, first,
outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time,
showtime, offset] [ant: end, ending, middle]
2: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn:
commencement, commencement exercise, {commencement
ceremony}, graduation, graduation exercise]
3: the act of starting something; "he was responsible for the
beginning of negotiations" [syn: beginning, start,
commencement] [ant: finish, finishing] |
commencement ceremony
(wn) | commencement ceremony
n 1: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn:
commencement, commencement exercise, {commencement
ceremony}, graduation, graduation exercise] |
commencement day
(wn) | commencement day
n 1: the day on which university degrees are conferred [syn:
commencement day, degree day] |
commencement exercise
(wn) | commencement exercise
n 1: an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred [syn:
commencement, commencement exercise, {commencement
ceremony}, graduation, graduation exercise] |
recommencement
(wn) | recommencement
n 1: beginning again [syn: resumption, recommencement] |
COMMENCEMENT OF A SUIT OR ACTIO
(bouvier) | COMMENCEMENT OF A SUIT OR ACTION. The suit is considered as commenced from
the issuing of the writ; 3 Bl. Com. 273, 285; 7 T. R. 4; 1 Wils. 147; 18
John. 14; Dunl. Pr. 120; 2 Phil. Ev. 95; 7 Verm. R. 426; 6 Monr. R. 560;
Peck's R. 276; 1 Pick. R. 202; Id. 227; 2 N. H. Rep. 36; 4 Cowen, R. 158; 8
Cowen, 203; 3 John. Cas. 133; 2 John. R. 342; 3 John. R. 42; 15 John. R. 42;
17 John. R. 65; 11 John. R. 473; and if the teste or date of the writ be
fictitious, the true time of its issuing may be a and proved, whenever the
purposes of justice require it; as in cases of a plea of tender or of the
statute of limitations. Bac. Ab. Tender D; 1 Stra. 638; Peake's Ev. 259; 2
Saund. 1, n. 1. In Connecticut, the service of, the writ is the commencement
of the action. 1 Root, R. 487; 4 Conn. 149; 6 Conn. R. 30; 9 Conn. R. 530; 7
Conn. R. 558; 21 Pick. R. 241; 2 C. & M. 408, 492 1 Sim. R. 393. Vide Lis
Pendens.
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