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What is a prorogation?

What is a prorogation? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (politics) The period between two sessions of a legislative body. When a legislature or parliament is prorogued, it is still constituted (that is, all members remain as members and a general election is not necessary), but all orders of the body (bills, motions, etc.) are expunged.
  2. The action of proroging an assembly.
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Those two bills each died on the order paper upon the prorogation of Parliament.
The armistice was about to expire and the Journal Officiel did not speak of a prorogation.
The first question that arose was, What was to be done about the prorogation?
The prorogation of the legislature had been appointed for September 15th.
The government was supposed to recalibrate during this prorogation and arrive ready to take action.
The proposed rules on applicable law and prorogation are limited to divorce and legal separation and do not apply to marriage annulment.

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