trinity term

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Synonyms: trinity terms

Antonyms: trinity terms

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|law}}{{lb|en|law}} The [[fourth#Adjective|fourth]] and [[final#Adjective|final]] [[term#Noun|term]] of the [[legal#Adjective|legal]] [[year]] in [[England and Wales]], and in [[Ireland]], [[run#Verb|running]] from [[June]] to [[July]], during which the [[upper#Adjective|upper]] [[court#Noun|courts]] [[sit#Verb|sit]] to [[hear#Verb|hear]] [[case#Noun|cases]].
2. {{lb|en|by extension|education}} The [[third#Adjective|third]] and final [[academic#Adjective|academic]] term of the [[university|universities]] of [[w:University of Oxford|Oxford]] and [[w:University of Dublin|Dublin]], and other [[educational institution]]s, running from [[April]] to June; [[equivalent#Adjective|equivalent]] to [[Easter term]] at the {{w|University of Cambridge}}. The term was [[model#Verb|modelled]] after the legal term, but does not begin and end on the same dates.

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