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  • J.C.B.
    J.C.B.
    abbreviation
    Bachelor of Canon Law.
  • JCB
    JCB
    noun
    a type of construction machine with a hydraulically operated shovel on the front and an excavator arm on the back

J.C.B.

1 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Canon Law.

J.C.B. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Bachelor of Civil Law.

JCB British  

noun

  1. a type of construction machine with a hydraulically operated shovel on the front and an excavator arm on the back

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of J.C.B.1

From New Latin Jūris Canonicī Baccalaureus

Origin of J.C.B.2

From New Latin Jūris Civilis Baccalaureus

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