单词 | reconvene |
释义 | reconvenev. 1. transitive. Law. Of a defendant: to countercharge (a plaintiff); to bring a counteraction against. In later use chiefly intransitive (frequently with against). Cf. reconvention n. 2.Now chiefly in the context of Louisiana state law. ΚΠ 1454 MS Rec. Aberdeen V. i. 284 in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue (at cited word) Schir Robert of Clat..clamyt Maister John of Cadiou of iiij lib. and the sammyn Maister John reconvenit the forsaid Schir Robert..at wrangwisly he held fra hym xvj marcis. 1799 A. Browne Compend. View Eccl. Law 134 If in a cause of divorce for adultery, the wife denies the charge, but in her turn seeks a divorce for cruelty—she reconvenes the Promovent, and files what is called a reconventional matter. 1841 T. Curry Rep. Supreme Court Louisiana 18 103 He reconvenes; alleges that the plaintiffs have no title, and prays that they be cited to answer his claim in reconvention. 1847 C. R. Milward Rep. Cases Court of Prerogative Ireland 56 The wife had exhibited a libel in which she charged the husband with adultery;..to this the husband had reconvened her by a charge of adultery committed by her. 1961 Louisiana Law Rev. 21 357 The new Code..now permits the defendant to reconvene against the plaintiff on any cause of action. 1997 Southern Reporter 2nd Ser. (Lexis) 692 624 The deGraauws further reconvened against Abbeville, adding as plaintiffs Lafitte and F & R Enterprises. 2. a. intransitive. To convene or assemble again. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > meeting or assembling for common purpose > meet or assemble for common purpose [verb (intransitive)] > again reconvenec1650 c1650 J. Spalding Memorialls Trubles Scotl. & Eng. (1851) II. 304 The people reconvenit to the efternone's sermon. 1702 Clarendon's Hist. Rebellion I. iv. 237 There was a Worse Accident than all these, which fell out..about the time of the two Houses reconvening. 1828 J. Grant Last Things vi. 175 The declaration made by our Lord to his apostles, that he and they should reconvene in the same place. 1977 Time 17 Jan. 12/2 To break the deadlock when and if the talks reconvene..Richard last week made firm Britain's readiness to accept a major role in the transition period from white to black rule. 1997 New Yorker 10 Mar. 5/1 Later this month, Gore and Li are scheduled to reconvene in Beijing for a meeting that will address ‘sustainable’ environmental development. b. transitive. To convene or bring together again. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association for a common purpose > meeting or assembling for common purpose > hold (a meeting) [verb (transitive)] > again resume1472 reconvene1676 society > authority > command > command or bidding > command [verb (transitive)] > summon > again resummon1621 reconvene1676 1676 M. Hale Contempl. Moral & Divine i. 101 He is..then sent into the high Priest's Hall; then re-convened before the Council. 1775 W. T. Abounding Grace 71 But, oh! Dorinda, drooping comfort bleeds, In mem'ry's trail this train to reconvene. 1861 Times 24 Sept. 7/2 The Lower House of North Carolina had refused, by a large majority, to pass an Act reconvening the Convention that passed the Secession ordinance. 1892 New Eng. Mag. Aug. 812 At last, in 1491, Columbus demanded a decision. The board of wise men was reconvened, but with no better results than before. 1906 Westm. Gaz. 11 Apr. 5/1 The anthracite operators..made a counter-proposal—namely, to re-convene the Coal Commission. 1972 Maclean's Sept. 10/2 The Select Committee..which he reconvened. Derivatives reconˈvening n. ΚΠ 1863 in Dawsons Fort Wayne (Indiana) Daily Times 29 Dec. 2/1 This action, it is expected, will be taken immediately upon the reconvening of that body. 1903 Westm. Gaz. 20 June 7/1 A prominent delegate..urges the reconvening of the Joint High Commission. 1995 Muzik July 48/4 It's soon obvious that this is a reconvening of the faithful in the face of the inevitable and, as the night begins to kick, it's jungle which rocks the floor and moves the flesh. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1454 |
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