Grand Remonstrance

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the Grand Remonstrance English history the document prepared by the Long Parliament in 1640 listing the evils of the king's government, the abuses already rectified, and the reforms Parliament advocated

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How to use Grand Remonstrance in a sentence

A grand juror in the Ferguson case is suing to be able to explain exactly what went down in the courtroom.
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Could the (thus far) timid trembling give way to a full-on, grand mal seizure?
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The 2001 grand jury indictment named 21 suspects as being involved in the U.S. embassy bombings, including Osama bin Laden.
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A grand jury investigated but found Foster had broken no law.
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The police departments say procedures were followed, and grand juries have listened.
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A tall phantom in livery appeared, as if by magic, and signed to me to ascend the grand staircase.
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"Buy something for your wife that-is-to-be," he said to his grand-nephew, as he handed him the folded paper.
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She was in a dream of oily odours and monstrous iron constructions, dominated by the grand foreman: and Edwin was in the dream.
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I had no idea who they were, as the Grand Duke was in morning costume, and had no star or decoration to distinguish him.
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A splendid grand piano stands in one window (he receives a new one every year).
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