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by statute, clergymen and physicans are placed in the same category, so far as concerns information received by them professionally.

ies of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering plant after fertilization, but before the formation of the embryo.

An edict published for public information; an official bulletin; a public proclamation.

The continuous development of cells in tissue formation; cell formation. Virchow.

rsuing them to final judgment on behalf of the state or government, as by indictment or information.

Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. " Protean transformations." Cudworth.

Of or pertaining to the first formation of living bodies.

questioning or plying; to question or ply persistently in order to elicit something, as information, money, etc. But pump not me for politics. Otway.

ice on a convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally for the purposes of reformation and prevention.

Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent. In determining the extent of information required in the exercise of a particular authority, recourse must be had to the objects within the purview of that authority. Madison.

assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the time or occasion for action. Exact reformation is not perfected at the first push. Milton. hen it comes to the push, tic no more than talk. L' Estrange.

aken in quantities, that is, in large quantities. The quantity of extensive and curious information which he had picked up during many months of desultory, but not unprofitable, study. Macaulay. Quantity of estate (Law), its time of continuance, or degree of interest, as in fee, for life, or for years. Wharton (Law Dic…

The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the Chart of Geology.

One who lays informations, and encourages petty lawsuits. [Obs.] Bacon.

A forming anew; a new creation or formation.

have a copy of the same entered in the records of the office designated by law, for the information of the public.

The act of redressing; a making right; reformation; correction; amendment. [R.] Reformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us the more necessary is a speedy redress of ourselves. Hooker.

ing valuable ore. Reef builder (Zoöl.), any stony coral which contributes material to the formation of coral reefs. -- Reef heron (Zoöl.), any heron of the genus Demigretta; as, the blue reef heron (D.jugularis) of Australia.

To direct inquiry for information or a quarantes of any kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity, pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his employer for the truth of his story.

Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of government. Civil service reform. See under Civil. -- Reform acts (Eng. Politics), acts of Parliament passed in 1832, 1867, 1884, 1885, extending and equalizing popular representation in Parliament. -- Refor…