Noun

(en noun)

Conversation or debate concerning a particular topic.

There was then a long discussion of whether to capitalize words like "east".

This topic is not open to discussion .

Text giving further detail on a subject.

Under each heading, you will find a discussion section.

Noun

(wikipedia colloquy) (colloquies)

A conversation or dialogue.

* 1897 , Henry James, What Maisie Knew :

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.

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(obsolete) A formal conference.

(Christianity) A church court held by certain Reformed denominations.

A written discourse.

(legal) A discussion during a trial in which a judge ensures that the defendant understands what is taking place in the trial and what their rights are.

* {{quote-book, passage=At the end of the colloquy , Judge Spicer asked Carr whether anyone had "pressured" him into accepting the deal.

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v=onepage&q=colloquy%20judge&f=false

, year=1999 , isbn=1-55849-165-1}}