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Meaning of "SPUC" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPUC

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WHAT DOES SPUC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

SPUC

Society for the Protection of Unborn Children

Society for the Protection of Unborn Children is a pro-life organisation in the United Kingdom which opposes abortion, assisted suicide, some forms of birth control and same-sex marriage.

Definition of SPUC in the English dictionary

The definition of SPUC in the dictionary is Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SPUC


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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPUC

Spud Island

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPUC

AUC
INTUC
RUC
STUC
TUC
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Synonyms and antonyms of SPUC in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «SPUC» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPUC

Find out the translation of SPUC to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of SPUC from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «SPUC» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

SPUC
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

SPUC
570 millions of speakers

English

SPUC
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

SPUC
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

SPUC
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

SPUC
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

SPUC
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

SPUC
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

SPUC
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

SPUC
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

SPUC
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

SPUC
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

SPUC
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

SPUC
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

SPUC
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

SPUC
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

SPUC
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

SPUC
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

SPUC
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

SPUC
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

SPUC
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

SPUC
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

SPUC
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

SPUC
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

SPUC
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

SPUC
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of SPUC

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPUC»

The term «SPUC» is normally little used and occupies the 108.615 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPUC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «SPUC» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «SPUC» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about SPUC

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPUC»

Discover the use of SPUC in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to SPUC and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
European Union Law: Text and Materials
The mostcelebrated exampleofthese issuesis SPUC v Grogan. In 1986, theIrish Supreme Court ruled thatit was against theIrish Constitution to help Irish women tohave abortions by informing them of the identityand location of abortion clinics ...
Damian Chalmers, Gareth Davies, Giorgio Monti, 2014
2
Abortion and Divorce Law in Ireland
Attorney General (S.P.U.C.) v. Open Door Counselling, [1988] I. R. 593, 598 (Ir. H. Ct. 1986). 52. Attorney General (S.P.U.C.) v. Open Door Counselling, [1988] I. R. 593, 623 (Ir. S. Ct.). 53. Attorney General (S.P.U.C.) v. Open Door Counselling ...
Jennifer E. Spreng, 2004
3
Changing Unjust Laws Justly: Pro-Life Solidarity with "The ...
And although it is only right to acknowledge that SPUC's leaders had, for some years, argued against supporting upper-limit legislation, it is also necessary to acknowledge that their concerns were not based on the ethics of supporting such  ...
Colin Harte, 2005
4
Markets and Moral Regulation: Cultural Change in the ...
After its enactment, the Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC) used the amendment to prosecute doctors considering therapeutic abortions and the media if it planned to refer to abortion services. The Society went to court to ...
Paulette Kurzer, 2001
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The European Court of Justice on The European Convention on ...
2.1 Society for the Protection of Unborn Children Ireland Limited (SPUC) v Grogan C- 159/90, ECJ, brought under Article 177 EEC 4 October 1991 [1991] ECR 4605 Walter van Gerven, Adv Gen Also: general (1.8) Article 8 (7.10) Article 10 (9.8) ...
Elspeth Guild, Guillaume Lesieur, 1998
6
Coopération Internationale Pour L'habitat Et Le ...
SERVICE LAIQUE DE COOPERATION SPUC –– SPUC EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH TRUST SERVICE LAIQUE DE COOPERATION AU DEVELOPPEMENT –– SLCD SERVICIO JESUITA A REFUGIADOS –– SJR SERVIZIO VOLONTARIO ...
‎1997
7
Intelligent Applications in a Material World Select Papers ...
So the issue arises as to which of these solutions is best. BC-Hydro use a program called SPUC to calculate the optimal loading for each unit for a given availability of units. The name SPUC is an acronym for "Static Plant Unit Commitment"; ...
John A. Meech, 2002
8
International Co-operation for Habitat and Urban Development ...
SERVICE LAIQUE DE COOPERATION SPUC –– SPUC EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH TRUST SERVICE LAIQUE DE COOPERATION AU DEVELOPPEMENT –– SLCD SERVICIO JESUITA A REFUGIADOS –– SJR SERVIZIO VOLONTARIO ...
OECD, 1997
9
The European Union Explained: Institutions, Actors, Global ...
The Case of SPUC v. Grogan, 1991 Irish student organization produced a leaflet containing information on abortion clinics in Britain. The Irish High Court asked EC] whether the provision of abortion is a service that falls under the Treaty of ...
Andreas Staab, 2013
10
Education and Society in Hong Kong and Macao: Comparative ...
From 1597 to 1645, the period known as Macao's 'golden age', SPUC was at the height of its splendour. The college library had 4,000 books, a precious collection of paintings, atlases and maps, and a printing press. Many famous scholars ...
Mark Bray, Ramsey Koo, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPUC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term SPUC is used in the context of the following news items.
1
UN Considers Reinterpreting 'Right to Life' to Allow Exceptions for …
In a spoken statement made to the Committee at yesterday's meeting, Patrick Buckley from the U.K.'s Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) ... «Crossmap, Jul 15»
2
New SPUC Scotland chief executive outlines his vision
Joining SPUC has been an exciting change, but an area that will also have much overlap with the work I have done within the world of politics as parliamentary ... «Scottish Catholic Observer, May 15»
3
UN Pushing for Abortions on Babies of Girls Raped by Boko Haram
The term “reproductive health” is used to cover a range of interventions including abortion. SPUC fears that these emotionally vulnerable, malnourished women ... «LifeNews.com, May 15»
4
Anti-abortion campaigners line busy street in Plymouth protest
The silent demonstration was organised by members of the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) and took place between 11am and 1pm. «Plymouth Herald, Apr 15»
5
Northern Ireland Justice Minister Pushes Killing Severely Disabled …
The the pro-life group SPUC, the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children, says Northern Ireland's Justice Minister is misleading the Province over public ... «LifeNews.com, Apr 15»
6
Police called after teacher gave out books on tackling homophobia
The parents had been encouraged to attend by anti-abortion group the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (Spuc), which shares common ground with ... «Daily Mail, Nov 14»
7
Pro-life freshers ban patronises students
Dundee University Students' Association (DUSA), voted to refuse SPUC access because “highly offensive” foetal models and literature were displayed at a ... «The Christian Institute, Sep 14»
8
Top Catholic barrister criticises student union for banning pro-life …
Following reports that the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) would not be allowed to host a stall at the Dundee University Freshers' Fair, Neil ... «Catholic Herald Online, Sep 14»
9
Message must be heard
Over the first weekend in September I had the privilege to attend my first National SPUC pro-life conference. This was an opportunity not only to connect with ... «Scottish Catholic Observer, Sep 14»
10
Tiffany Jenkins: Stop treating students like kids
At Dundee University freshers' fayre, an anti-abortion group – the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) – was told it could not take a stall. «Scotsman, Sep 14»

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