m (commencement)
31commencement — [[t]kəme̱nsmənt[/t]] 1) N UNCOUNT: usu the N of n The commencement of something is its beginning. [FORMAL] All applicants should be at least 16 years of age at the commencement of this course. 2) also no det: usu N n Commencement is a ceremony at …
32commencement — com|mence|ment [kəˈmensmənt] n formal 1.) [U] the beginning of something commencement of ▪ the commencement of building work 2.) [U and C] AmE a ceremony at which university, college, or high school students receive their ↑diplomas = ↑graduation …
33commencement — UK [kəˈmensmənt] / US noun Word forms commencement : singular commencement plural commencements 1) [countable/uncountable] formal the beginning of something 2) [countable] American a graduation ceremony …
34commencement of action — Demanding something by the institution of process in a court of justice. Cohen v Virginia (US) 6 Wheat 408, 5 L Ed 257. In some jurisdictions, the issuance of process is the commencement of an action; in other jurisdictions an action is not… …
35commencement of criminal proceeding — A phrase variously defined, some authorities saying that a criminal proceeding is commenced on the filing of a complaint, preliminary information, or affidavit, others saying that the issuance of a warrant for arrest and the placing of it in the… …
36commencement of suit in equity — The filing of a bill or complaint in the office of the clerk of the court. 27 Am J2d Eq § 177. For more modern view as to the commencement of an action, See commencement of action …
37commencement ceremony — noun an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred • Syn: ↑commencement, ↑commencement exercise, ↑graduation, ↑graduation exercise • Derivationally related forms: ↑graduate (for: ↑grad …
38commencement exercise — noun an academic exercise in which diplomas are conferred • Syn: ↑commencement, ↑commencement ceremony, ↑graduation, ↑graduation exercise • Derivationally related forms: ↑graduate (for: ↑grad …
39commencement — /keuh mens meuhnt/, n. 1. an act or instance of commencing; beginning: the commencement of hostilities. 2. the ceremony of conferring degrees or granting diplomas at the end of the academic year. 3. the day on which this ceremony takes place.… …
40commencement — noun a) The first existence of anything; act or fact of commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start. The time of Henry VII ... nearly coincides with the commencement of what is termed modern history. allam. b) The day when degrees are conferred by …
