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recede

recede, vb. (Of a house in a bicameral legislature) to withdraw from an amendment in which the other house has not concurred. See CONCUR(3). “A vote to recede from amendments constitutes a final passage of the bill without the amendments from which the house has receded, since both houses have then agreed to the bill

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consolidation

consolidation, n. 1. The act or process of uniting; the state of being united. 2. Legislation. The combination into a single statutory measure of various legislative provisions that have previously been scattered in different statutes. 3. Civil procedure. The court-ordered unification of two or more actions, involving the same parties and issues, into a single

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near

near, adv. & adj. 1. Close to; not far away, as a measure of distance (the neighbors’ houses are near one another). 2. Almost; close in degree (a near miss). 3. Closely tied by blood (my brother is a near relative). 4. Familiar; intimate (a near friend).

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