Definition of Sesion
Ses"sion (?), n. [L. sessio, fr.
sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. session. See
Sit.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state
of being seated. [Archaic]
So much his ascension into heaven and his
session at the right hand of God do import.
Hooker.
But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
Tennyson.
2. The actual sitting of a court, council,
legislature, etc., or the actual assembly of the members of such a
body, for the transaction of business.
It's fit this royal session do
proceed. Shak.
3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term
during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the
prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is
opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The
session of a judicial court is called a term.
It was resolved that the convocation should meet at the
beginning of the next session of Parliament.
Macaulay.
&fist; Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
as a title for a court of justices, held for granting licenses to
innkeepers, etc., and for laying out highways, and the like; it is
also the title of several courts of criminal jurisdiction in England
and the United States.
Church session, the lowest court in the
Presbyterian Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
elected by the members of a particular church, and having the care of
matters pertaining to the religious interests of that church, as the
admission and dismission of members, discipline, etc. --
Court of Session, the supreme civil court of
Scotland. -- Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law)
See under Quarter. -- Sessions of the
peace, sittings held by justices of the peace.
[Eng.]
Ses"sion (?), n. [L. sessio, fr.
sedere, sessum, to sit: cf. F. session. See
Sit.] 1. The act of sitting, or the state
of being seated. [Archaic]
So much his ascension into heaven and his
session at the right hand of God do import.
Hooker.
But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .
Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.
Tennyson.
2. The actual sitting of a court, council,
legislature, etc., or the actual assembly of the members of such a
body, for the transaction of business.
It's fit this royal session do
proceed. Shak.
3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term
during which a court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for
business; or, the space of time between the first meeting and the
prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of Parliaments is
opened with a speech from the throne, and closed by prorogation. The
session of a judicial court is called a term.
It was resolved that the convocation should meet at the
beginning of the next session of Parliament.
Macaulay.
&fist; Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used
as a title for a court of justices, held for granting licenses to
innkeepers, etc., and for laying out highways, and the like; it is
also the title of several courts of criminal jurisdiction in England
and the United States.
Church session, the lowest court in the
Presbyterian Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders
elected by the members of a particular church, and having the care of
matters pertaining to the religious interests of that church, as the
admission and dismission of members, discipline, etc. --
Court of Session, the supreme civil court of
Scotland. -- Quarter sessions. (Eng.Law)
See under Quarter. -- Sessions of the
peace, sittings held by justices of the peace.
[Eng.]
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A period devoted to a particular activity; a training session.
- A meeting of a council, court, or legislative body to conduct its buisness.
- (computing) Used in reference to web applications, a session is the sequence of interactions between the server and a user. A users session can store persistent data between different web pages. For instance, a person might login to a site on one page, then go on using other pages on the site. The login step begins a session where the server tracks information about that specific user. Sessions typically expire after a set time of non-interaction and are removed from the server's memory.
- (cricket) A period of play in which the players only leave the field at a change of innings; the three sessions are between start of play, lunch, tea and close of play
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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