Sekirov Dictionary

colloquy

/ˈkɒ.lə.kwi/

noun 6
verb 1
forms 3

noun6

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A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what his or her rights are.
- At the end of the colloquy, Judge Spicer asked Carr whether anyone had "pressured" him into accepting the deal. — 1999
•
(formal) A conversation or dialogue.
- And she repeated the free caress into which her colloquies with Maisie almost always broke and which made the child feel that her affection at least was a gage of safety. — 1897
A written discourse.
A collection of scripted dialogues written as a textbook, or a set of exercises, to help students to practice and improve their Latin or Ancient Greek. See: Colloquy
A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.
(no longer used) A formal conference.

verb1

(rare) To converse.

forms

colloquied · colloquying · colloquies

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