Institutes
plural noun
an introduction to legal study in ancient Rome, compiled by order of Justinian and divided into four books forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis
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institutesplural nouna digest or summary, esp of laws
Institutes
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/ ˈɪnstɪˌtjuːts /
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an introduction to legal study in ancient Rome, compiled by order of Justinian and divided into four books forming part of the Corpus Juris Civilis
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short for Institutes of the Christian Religion , the book by Calvin, completed in 1536 and constituting the basic statement of the Reformed faith, that repudiates papal authority and postulates the doctrines of justification by faith alone and predestination
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Obesity also is a risk factor that increases the likelihood of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to the National Institutes of Health.
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The National Institutes of Health, for example, awarded out about $427 million in federal research funds to UC San Diego last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The study, which received support in part from the National Institutes of Health, was published in the journal Neuron.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 14, 2026
Some Chinese analysts see the turnover of UK prime ministers as a sign of instability, and what Zhang Jian, from China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations, calls the country's "identity crisis" since Brexit.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
At the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Marshall Nirenberg, Heinrich Matthaei, and Philip Leder used a biochemical approach to try to crack the cipher.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
The individuals who were sanctioned included directors and technical specialists at the two research institutes, according to the foreign ministry.
From Barron's ● Jul. 6, 2026
He also pointed to the inequity the institute is designed to address: At elite private universities with similar institutes, students benefit from informal access to former officeholders and well-funded internship and job pipelines.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
We also need a new category of healthcare professionals with graduate degrees obtained from accredited universities and institutes and whose training is centered on healthy longevity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Purchases or purchase orders by government-linked buyers — local governments, state-backed industrial parks, public research institutes, state-owned companies and government-funded demonstration projects — have soared.
From MarketWatch ● May 27, 2026
He runs the new neuroimaging lab at the University of California at San Francisco, one of the world’s leading scientific institutes.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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