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Institutes
Institutesplural nounan 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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institutes
institutesplural nouna digest or summary, esp of laws
Institutes
1 Britishplural noun
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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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The exhibition, "American Aspirations," is housed in a vaulted red sandstone hall inside the grand Smithsonian Castle, the institute's original premises on the National Mall.
From Barron's • May 29, 2026
The employee knew that Polymarket often used the institute’s maps to settle bets about military outcomes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
The institute's infrastructure is a world-wide unique combination of precision as well as quantum optics laboratories and state-of-the-art cleanroom facilities.
From Science Daily • Feb. 13, 2026
Police assisted during parts of the takeover, and fixtures bearing the institute’s seal were removed from inside the building.
From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025
During a visit to the Rad Lab in November 1946, AEC commissioner Lewis Strauss, a trustee of the Institute for Advanced Study, in Princeton, New Jersey, pulled him aside to offer him the institute’s directorship.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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