Legal Definition and Related Resources of Session
Meaning of Session
The sittings of a court , the sittings of a legislative assembly , for the transaction of business .
Session Alternative Definition
The time during which a legislative body, a court, or other assembly sits for the transaction of business; as, a session of congress, which commences on the day appointed by the constitution, and ends when congress finally adjourns before the commencement of the next session; the session of a court, which commences at the day appointed by law, and ends when the court finally rises. A term.
Synonyms of Session
noun
- assembly
- audience
- caucus
- conclave
- conference
- congregation
- congress
- consultation
- convention
- conventus
- convocation
- council
- diet
- forgathering
- forum
- gathering
- hearing
- meeting
- parley
- plenum
- rendezvous
- round table
- sitting
- synod
- term
- union Associated Concepts: general sessions
- joint session
- regular session
- session laws
- special sessions
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Adjourn, Bench, Bench Warrant, Calendar Call, Continuance, Enrolled Bill Rule, Prorogation, , Sit In Banc, Sittings Of A Court, , This Day Six Months.
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Meaning of Session in Political Science
A very basic notion of Session related to the United States’election law is provided here: The period of time each year when Congress meets
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