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Reformed

Corrected amended restored to purity or excellence said specifically of the whole body of Protestant churches originating in the Reformation Also in a more restricted sense of those who separated from Luther on

Religion

A Commentary on the Constitution of India, Durga Das Basu, Vol. D, p. 200. Religion, in U.K., the Protestant Church headed by the Crown is by law established and built into the fabric of the English Constitution.

Roman Catholics

Charities Act, 1832 (2 & 3 Wm. 4, c. 115), subjecting Roman Catholics to the same laws as Protestant dissenters in respect to schools and places for religious worship, education, and charitable purposes. Diplomatic relations with the

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Calendar

of October, 1582, it should be reckoned the 15th. The Catholic states adopted this new calendar, but the Protestants and the rest of Europe adhered to the Julian, and hence the distinction between the old and new

strike

permanently. No-strike clauses in collective bargaining agreements have been held to bar only economic strikes and not strikes protesting an unfair labor practice. general strike : a simultaneous strike by all unionized workers of all trades and

Acceptor for honour

Acceptor for honour, When the bill of exchange has been noted or protested for non-acceptance or for better security, and any person accepts it supra protest for honour of the drawer

Demurrer

to be. It is seldom resorted to. Demurrer, is an act of objecting or taking exception or a protest. It is a pleading by a party to a legal action that assumes the truth of the matter

Retour sans protet

Retour sans protet [Fr.] (return without protest), a request or direction by a drawer of a bill of exchange, that should the bill be dishonoured

Westminster confession

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 the Scotch Presbyterian Church.

Protestantism

The quality or state of being protestant especially against the Roman Catholic Church the principles or religion of the Protestants

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