B.C.L.

American  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Civil Law.

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BCL British  

abbreviation

1. Bachelor of Civil Law

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Example Sentences

In the University of Cambridge, England, a D.C.L. must be a B.C.L. of five years' standing, or an M.A. of seven years' standing, and must have kept two acts.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer

He was educated first at L'Assomption College, and subsequently at McGill University, where he took his degree of B.C.L. in 1864.

From The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 by Dent, John Charles

At the age of twenty-seven he was nominated to a law fellowship at All Souls, and took his degree of B.C.L. and his doctor's degree some years later.

From The Age of Pope (1700-1744) by Dennis, John

B.C.L., an honorary member, was asked to prepare an account of that victory, and kindly responded by his lecture, which he delivered before the Society on March 8th, 1889.

From An Account of the Battle of Chateauguay Being a Lecture Delivered at Ormstown, March 8th, 1889 by Lighthall, W. D. (William Douw)

Apparently he was educated at Oxford, and in 1661 was appointed registrar and scribe to the diocese of Chester, and the same year he proceeded to the degree of B.C.L. of Christ Church, Oxford.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various