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the stage in the consideration of a legislative bill that provides an opportunity for debate and amendment.[1640-50]
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second reading
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second reading — See Act of Parliament. Collins dictionary of law. W. J. Stewart. 2001 … Law dictionary
second reading — noun the second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee s report and take a vote (US) • Hypernyms: ↑presentation * * * second reading [second reading] … Useful english dictionary
second reading — /ˈsɛkənd ridɪŋ/ (say sekuhnd reeding) noun Parliamentary Procedure the second stage of the passage of a bill through a house of parliament: *That s why all Democrat senators … believe we should vote against it at second reading, throw it out and… …
second reading — noun Date: 1647 1. the stage in the British legislative process following the first reading and usually providing for debate on the principal features of a bill before its submission to a committee for consideration of details 2. the stage in the … New Collegiate Dictionary
second reading — noun a second presentation of a bill to a legislative assembly, in the UK to approve its general principles and in the US to debate committee reports … English new terms dictionary
second reading — parliamentary vote on the passages of a proposed law following a discussion in the main committee … English contemporary dictionary
Reading (legislature) — Reading is a mechanism by which a bill is introduced to, and approved by, a legislature. Readings For more details on the United Kingdom system see Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom#Stages of a bill First reading A first reading is when a… … Wikipedia
reading — read|ing W2 [ˈri:dıŋ] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(activity/skill)¦ 2¦(books)¦ 3¦(act of reading)¦ 4¦(understanding)¦ 5¦(to a group)¦ 6 make (for) interesting/fascinating/compelling etc reading 7¦(measurement)¦ 8¦(in parliament)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) … Dictionary of contemporary English
reading — read|ing [ ridıŋ ] noun *** ▸ 1 ability to read ▸ 2 act of reading something ▸ 3 books etc. you read ▸ 4 when someone reads to group ▸ 5 amount measured ▸ 6 way of looking at something ▸ 7 in making law 1. ) uncount the process of recognizing… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
reading — [[t]ri͟ːdɪŋ[/t]] ♦♦♦ readings 1) N UNCOUNT Reading is the activity of reading books. I have always loved reading. ...young people who find reading and writing difficult. 2) N COUNT A reading is an event at which poetry or extracts from books are… … English dictionary
