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CIRCUMDUCTION

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In Scotch law. A closing of the period for lodging papers, or doing any other act required in a cause. Paters. Comp. Circumduction of the term. In Scotch practice. The sentence of a judge, declaring the time elapsed within which a proof ought to have been led. and precluding the party from bringing forward any further evidence. Bell. … [Read more...] about CIRCUMDUCTION

CHURCH

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In its most general sense, the religious society founded and established by Jesus Christ to receive, preserve, and propagate his doctrines and ordinances. A body or community of Christians, united under one form of government by the profession of the same faith, and the observance of the same ritual and ceremonies. The term may denote either a society of . persons who, … [Read more...] about CHURCH