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Debate, is a sum of money reduced to a certainty and does not include a claim for uncertain damages, A Dictionary of Law, Willium C. Anderson, 1889, p. 315.Is a sum payable in respect of a liquidated money demand recoverable by action, Stroud's Dictionary of Law, p. 612When the debate on any motion becomes unduly protracted the speaker can fix a time limit for its completion. At the appointed hour, the question is put forthwith and thus the debate on the subject is closed, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, 10th Edn., 2002, rule 263.A member has to be relevant to the subject under discussion, if he persists in irrelevance the Speaker can direct him to discontinue his speech, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, 10th Edn., 2002, rule 356.In the Indian Parliament, a debate takes place on a motion, resolution etc., moved in the House, Debate also takes place under short duration discussion although no formal motion has been moved; no debate is all...
speech or debate clause
speech or debate clause often cap S&D&C : a clause in Article I of the U.S. Constitution granting members of Congress a privilege from arrest and legislative immunity for any speech or debate made in either of the houses called also speech and debate clause ...
Debatable
Liable to be debated disputable subject to controversy or contention open to question or dispute as a debatable question...
Debatement
Controversy deliberation debate...
Debater
One who debates one given to argument a disputant a controvertist...
Debatingly
In the manner of a debate...
Closure
Closure. See CLOTURE. Means the permanent closing down of a place of employment or part thereof. [The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), s. 2 (cc)]Closure, in the House of Commons a member may rise in his place and move 'That the question be now put'. That question must be put forthwith, without amendment or debate, unless it appears to the chair that the motion is an abuse of the Rules of the House or an infringement of the rights of minority, Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 407.Means closing, closed condition, Concise Oxford Dictionary, H.W. Fowler & F.G. Fowler, p. 226.In Indian Parliament in order to bring a debate to a close, a member may rise and move 'That the question be now put'. The acceptance of a closure motion lies within the sole discretion of the Speaker. Before he accepts it, he considers whether the question before the House has received adequate debate or not, whether or not the views of opposition have been adequately expressed befor...
Reading of a Bill
Reading of a Bill, in House of Commons, the three stages through which a Bill passes, are: First Reading, Second Reading and Third Reading. During the first reading only short title is read by the clerk. During second reading there is a wide debate in general application and desirability of measure. Second reading normally takes place on the floor of the House but certain public Bills are referred to Second Reading Committee for consideration in principle. After it the Bill is referred to Standing Committee for detailed examination. Third reading takes place when a Bill is reported from the Committee of the whole House without amendment or when the consideration of a Bill, as amended, is concluded. After the third reading the Bill is reviewed in its final form with amendments earlier made. No debate may takes place. Parliamentary Practice, Erskine May, 22nd Edn., 1997, p. 494.In India three readings are done for a Bill for facilitating adequate scrutiny and debate. First reading is the...
Adjourn
Adjourn, to recess or postpone, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 42.Adjourn applies to the action of a deliberative body etc. in bringing a sitting to a close, with the intention of resuming on the next working day or a specified later date. Webster Law Dictionary, p. 18.In U.K., the House of Lords and the House of Commons may each adjourn at their own pleasure. In both Houses, an adjournment is effected by the adoption of the motion, 'That this House do now adjourn'. The motion to adjourn the House provides an opportunity for debate and half-an-hour is allotted for such debate. The subjects debated are of a wide range. In the House of Commons, sometimes, adjournment takes place without such a motion being carried, e.g., the Speaker may adjourn the House due to the absence of quorum or owing to grave disorder in the House. Wilding and Laundy. The Office of the Speaker in Parliament of Commonwealth, p. 6.In Lok Sabha, the Speaker determines when sitting of House is to adjourn sine die...
gag rule
gag rule : a law, order, or ruling that prohibits free debate or expression of ideas, information, or opinions [a long-standing Florida gag rule barring people from discussing complaints they made against police officers "National Law Journal"] ;specif : a rule limiting or prohibiting debate on an issue in a legislative assembly (as the U.S. House of Representatives) ...
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