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
From the cricket-ground he proceeded to the University, where the degree of D.C.L. was conferred upon him.
From Down Under With the Prince by Sara Jeannette Duncan
He received the degree of LL.D. from Edinburgh, and that of D.C.L. from Oxford, and lectured in Britain and in America.
From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various
He received the Lambeth degree of D.D. in 1853, and the honorary degrees of D.C.L. from Trinity College, Toronto, and D.D. from the University of Lennoxville in 1854.
From Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ by B.D.
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
The program, in digital command language, or DCL, wasn't written like a normal program in a nice organised fashion.
From Underground by Suelette Dreyfus
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