单词 | winter term |
释义 | > as lemmaswinter term winter term n. (a) Law (the name of) the session of a law court which immediately precedes the winter vacation; (b) (the name, at some universities and schools, of) the academic term immediately preceding the winter vacation, or falling wholly or largely in winter.In sense (a) a formal designation in some jurisdictions, such as Scotland, but only used informally in others, such as England and Wales. See note at term n. 4a. ΚΠ 1659 R. Pittilloh Scotl. Mourning 7 The time of the downsitting of the winter Session or Terme. 1665 G. Evans Let. 8 Oct. in J. Worthington Diary & Corr. (1855) II. i. 179 Cambridge is almost disuniversitied, and either there will be no winter term, or nothing to do in it. 1747 Rules & Statutes Govt. Hertford Coll. 156 Going out thus Armed,..every Morning of the two long Winter Terms. 1797 Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser 2 Dec. The Lord Advocate of Scotland..being called from the Bar..in the middle of the Winter Term of the Court of Session. 1840 Connecticut Common School Jrnl. June 230/2 The annual examination of all the schools in town about the middle of March, at the close of the Winter term. 1887 Sc. Law Rev. & Sheriff Court Rep. 3 213 The winter term occurs in the short days amid inclement weather. 1989 Globe & Mail (Toronto) (Nexis) 20 Oct. The court will likely hear the case during its winter term. 2014 Aberdeen Evening Express (Nexis) 11 Dec. 6 The two day holiday will be..added to the beginning of the Christmas holidays. This will allow the winter term to finish on a Friday. < as lemmas |
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