D.C.L.
abbreviation
Doctor of Civil Law.
D.C.L.
Americanabbreviation
DCL
British
abbreviation
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Two D.C.L. representatives came to Manhattan early last spring, spent several months and thousands of dollars on surveys of potential business.
From Time Magazine Archive
General'' Farley, a Roman Catholic, flew back to Washington without hearing how he had almost failed to get his D.C.L.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Oxford authorities seem not to be disposed to view so leniently the action of Mr. Philip Aldred, D.C.L.
From The Commercial Restraints of Ireland by John Hely Hutchinson
At the Oxford meeting of 1832 he was created D.C.L. by the University, and two years later the University of Edinburgh honoured herself by enrolling his name on the list of her doctors of law.
From Heroes of Science Chemists by M. M. Pattison (Matthew Moncrieff Pattison) Muir
He was also a D.C.L. of Oxford and a member of the principal learned societies of Europe.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
DCL incidentally should have been booked for diving in the box.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2026
Furthermore, following the first DCL wave release, not all players were happy with certain aspects.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2022
Inspired by the popularity of Castaway Cay, a private Bahamian island which operates as an exclusive port for DCL ships, the company has purchased Lighthouse Point on the island of Eleuthera.
From Fox News ● Aug. 27, 2019
The marine supply company, DCL Mooring and Rigging, is lending a barge with an 80-foot crane.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 6, 2017
Maybe the hacker who wrote the worm was in fact a very elegant DCL programmer who wanted the worm to be chaotic in order to protect it.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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