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Controversy

Contention dispute debate discussion agitation of contrary opinions

Discept

To debate to discuss

Peremptory

Precluding debate or expostulation not admitting of question or appeal positive absolute decisive conclusive final

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Actitation

Actitation, a debating of law suits

Closure

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

Reading of a Bill

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

Adjourn

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

Rules of procedure

Parliament, the greater part of the rules are unwritten, to be collected from the journals or reports of debates, or to be ascertained from personal experience; the written part constitutes a very small portion of the corpus

Unparliamentary expressions

to unparliamentary expressions, if the Speaker is of the opinion that such words have been used in the debate, he may, in his, discretion, order expunction of such words from the proceeding of the House, Rules of

Tedious Repetition

or in tedious repetition either of his own arguments or of the arguments used by other members in debate, may direct him to discontinue his speech, Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Business in Lok Sabha, 10th

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