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February

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mid February

Matched in: Term mid February

Declaration of war

Before this Convention was signed, in the war between Russia and Japan, the Japanese ambassador, on the 6th February, 1904, notified to Russia the rupture of negotiations and the cessation of diplomatic relations, hostile operations were commenced

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Roman calendar

inserted every second year Later the order of the months was changed so that January should come before February Through abuse of power by the pontiffs to whose care it was committed this calendar fell into confusion

Game

between the days and seasons when game may be killed. The prohibited period is, for partridges, between 1st February and 1st September; for pheasants, between 1st February and 1st October; for black game (except in the county

Leap-year

days instead of 365 by the addition of a day to the 28 days in other years of February. The day thus added was by Julius C'sar appointed to be the day before the 24th of February,

Peer

on a charge of unlawful killing in connection with a collision by driving on a road. On 4th February, 1936, a motion that the present system of trial of peers by peers has outlived its usefulness, was

Quarter-days

Midsummer-day; the 29th of September, or Michaelmas-day; and the 25th of December, or Christmas-day. The half-quarter days are February 8, May 9, August 11, and November 11. The Scottish quarter days are February 2, May 15, August

Life-peerage

Lords, not even with the usual writ of summons to the House, Resolution of the Committee for Privileges, February 22, 1856. But see LORDS OF APPEAL IN ORDINARY.

Fiars prices

prices, the value of grain in the different counties of Scotland, fixed yearly by the respective sheriffs, in February, with the assistance of juries. These regulate the prices of grain stipulated to be sold at the fiars

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