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The act of promulgating publication open declaration as the promulgation of the gospel...
Promulgate
Promulgate, connotes two ideas: (i) making known of an order; and (ii) the means by which the order is made known must be by something done openly and in public. It may be by beat of drum; it may be by publication in the Gazette; it may be by reading out an order openly in public. An order duly pronounced in open court must be deemed to be duly promulgated, so far as the parties to the case are concerned, State v. M. Tugla, AIR 1955 All 423: 1955 Cr LJ 111....
promulgate
promulgate -gat·ed -gat·ing 1 : to make known or public 2 : to put (as a regulation) into effect prom·ul·ga·tion [prÄ -məl-gā-shən, prō-məl-] n prom·ul·ga·tor [prÄ -məl-gā-tər, prō-məl-] n ...
Promulgate
To make known by open declaration as laws decrees or tidings to publish as to promulgate the secrets of a council...
Promulgator
One who promulgates or publishes...
Promulge
To promulgate to publish or teach...
Promulger
One who promulges or publishes what was before unknown...
Promulgation
Promulgation, publication; open exhibition....
Code
Code, a collection or system of laws. The collection of laws and constitutions made by order of the Emperor Justinian is distinguished by the appellation of 'The Code' by way of eminence. See CIVIL LAW.The Code Napoleon, or Civil Code of France, pro-ceeding from the French Revolution, and the administration of Napoleon while First Consul, effected great changes in the laws of that country. Framed in the first instance by a commission of jurists appointed in 1800, this Code, after having passed both the tribunate and the legislative body, was promulgated in 1804 as the 'Code Civil des Francais.' When Napoleon became emperor, the name was changed to that of Code Napoleon, by which it is still often designated, though it is now styled by its original name of Code Civil. A Code de Procedure Civile, a Code de Commerce, Code d'Instruction Criminelle, and Code Penal were afterwards compiled and promulgated under Bonaparte's administration. To these was sub-sequently added a Code Forestier, or...
code
code [Old French, from Medieval Latin codex, from Latin caudex codex tree trunk, set of wood writing tablets, book] 1 : a systematic compilation or revision of law or legal principles that is arranged esp. by subject: as a : one that contains the law of a specific jurisdiction or topic promulgated by legislative authority [U.S. Code] [Code of Massachusetts Regulations] [building ] see also Important Laws in the back matter compare case law, digest, statute b : one that serves as a model for legislation but is not itself a law [Model Penal Code] 2 : a set of rules or regulations that is promulgated by a body (as a professional organization) and that regulates its industrial or professional practices [ABA Code of Professional Responsibility] ...
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