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second reading

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second reading
n
(Law / Parliamentary Procedure) the second presentation of a bill in a legislative assembly, as to approve its general principles (in Britain), or to discuss a committee's report on it (in the US)
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Noun1.second reading - the second presentation of a bill in a legislature; to approve its general principles (Britain) or to discuss a committee's report and take a vote (US)
presentation - the act of presenting a proposal


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Welland gasped, as if a second reading had been necessary to bring the monstrous absurdity of the thing home to him.
The Age of Innocence by Wharton, Edith View in context
At the second reading the request which the lawyer now addressed to her, and the farewell words which had escaped Mr.
No Name by Collins, Wilkie View in context
And already we have found that it improves also on second reading.
The Guardian by Pater, Walter Horatio View in context
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