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Westminster confession

Westminster confession, a document containing a statement of religious doctrine drawn up at a conference of British and Continental Protestant divines at Westminster in the year 1643, which subsequently became the basis of

delegate

another's duties under a contract b : a representative to a convention (as of a political party) or conference c : a representative of a U.S. territory in the House of Representatives d : a member of

joint committee

made up of members of both houses of a legislature (as for purposes of investigation or oversight) compare conference committee

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motion

a court to issue an order, ruling, or direction [the court is given discretion to order a pretrial conference either on its own or at the request of a party "J. H. Friedenthal et al."] motion for

negotiate

: to confer with another so as to settle some matter vt 1 : to bring about through conference, discussion, and agreement or compromise [ a contract] 2 a : to transfer (as an instrument) to another

Noerr-Pennington doctrine

Noerr-Pennington doctrine [after Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference v. Noerr Motor Freight, Inc., 365 U.S. 127 (1961), and United Mine Workers v. Pennington, 381 U.S. 657

order

pretrial order : a court order setting out the rulings, stipulations, and other actions taken at a pretrial conference protection order : restraining order in this entry protective order : an order issued for the protection of

parliament

parliament [Anglo-French parlement conference, council, parliament, from parler to speak] 1 a : an assemblage of the nobility, clergy, and commons called

protocol

as a basis for a final convention or treaty b : the records or minutes of a diplomatic conference or congress that show officially the agreements arrived at by the negotiators

uniform act

uniform act : an act (as the Uniform Commercial Code) sponsored by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws that is intended to be enacted by each individual state with or

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