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Definition of Prorogations
1. prorogation [n] - See also: prorogation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prorogations
Literary usage of Prorogations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Second Supplement to Abridgement of the Acts of Sederunt of the Lords of by William Alexander (1852)
"Whereas great delay often arises in the progress of causes in Sheriff- Courts,
from the frequency of prorogations of consent, or otherwise, in the course of ..."
2. The History of England by David Hume, Tobias George Smollett (1825)
"Their session discontinued by repeated prorogations—§ XII. Proceedings in
parliament—§ XIII. The whigs obstruct the bill of indemnity— § XIV. ..."
3. The Early History of the Tories: From the Accession of Charles the Second to by Clement Boulton Roylance Kent (1908)
"Therefore, like the most transparent opportunist that he was, he resorted to the
expedient of successive prorogations. From this piece of trickery there ..."
4. The Popular History of England: An Illustrated History of Society and by Charles Knight (1874)
"... the Commons — Dissatisfaction of the Peers — Parliament prorogued — Trials
for treason — Repeated prorogations, and final dissolution of the Parliament ..."
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