Erskine

American  

[ur-skin] / ˈɜr skɪn /

noun

1. John Erskine of Carnock, 1695–1768, Scottish writer on law.

2. John, 1879–1951, U.S. novelist, poet, and essayist.

3. a male given name.

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Erskine British  

/ ˈɜːskɪn /

noun

1. Thomas, 1st Baron. 1750–1823, Scottish lawyer: noted as a defence advocate, esp in cases involving civil liberties

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Example Sentences

Some MPs have been studying Erskine May, the parliamentary rulebook, in particular paragraph 22.7 which states: "The Speaker's responsibility for questions is limited to their compliance with the rules of the House. Responsibility in other respects rests with the Member who proposes to ask the question, and responsibility for answers rests with Ministers."

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So the conventions set out in the parliamentary bible Erskine May, which have long clipped the wings of debate about the monarch and their family, didn't apply to Mountbatten-Windsor.

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Erskine May, the guide to parliamentary procedure first published in 1844, says MPs should not put a question before Parliament which "casts reflections upon the sovereign or the Royal Family".

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After the war, Lamond worked on the railways and later lived at the McKellar House in Renfrewshire, run by the Erskine veterans' charity.

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The new welding centre will be operated by Rolls Royce in partnership with Strathclyde University and marine engineering firm Malin which is developing a new Scottish Marine Technology Park at Old Kirkpatrick, close to the Erskine Bridge.

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