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PROFESSION. This word has several significations. 1. It is a public declaration respecting something. Code, 10, 41, 6.
2. It i's a state, art, or mystery; as the legal profession. Dig. 1, 18, 6, 4; Domat, Dr. Pub. 1. 1, t. 9, s. 1, n. 7. 3. In the ecclesiastical law, it is the act of entering into a religious order. See 17 Vin. Ab. 545.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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You don't have to travel to Austria to find out how the RIM profession is growing and changing.

Finding common ground

Fundamentally, great professions play a vital role in the health of our economy and society.

Renewing a great profession: esteemed professions initiate change - for their own good, for the public good and for the sake of the future

Earlier this summer as I gazed out my window in Maui at a banyan tree, I saw a parallel with our profession and CalCPA.

Our roots run deep by D. Paul Regan, CPA

ISLAMABAD -- Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Asif Saeed Khan Khosa has urged lawyers to launch a movement for restoration of the dignity of legal profession - Tehreek Bahali Izat-e-Wukula.

CJP asks lawyers to lift vocation's dignity

The campaign aims at informing the public of the various legal professions and the new services it contains, which will constitute a qualitative addition to the Qatari legal spheres, whether through legal services as well as providing Qatari citizens with new job opportunities within the Ministry of Justice strategy and plan to nationalise legal professions.

Ministry launches awareness campaign on legal professions

That's why a study was conducted to examine nursing student's perception towards nursing profession in Lahore, Pakistan.

ASSESSMENT OF NURSING STUDENT PERCEPTION TOWARDS, NURSING PROFESSION IN SIR GANGA RAM HOSPITAL AND ITTEFAQ HOSPITAL TRUST LAHORE, PAKISTAN

In the field of electricity and water the percentage (at the stations of Al Ghubra, Al Rusayl, Wadi Al Jizi, Musandam and Al Dhahirah) to reach 78% in the profession of engineers, 100% in the professions of assistant engineer and foreman; 76% in the profession of technician and 100% in the profession of skilled workers.

Ministry sets targets for Omanisation

FOR HIS TIRELESS EFFORTS on behalf of the CPA profession, Congressman John Campbell is CalCPA's 2006 Distinguished Service Award winner.

Campbell wins Distinguished Service Award

They will be on the front lines of a profession dedicated to the protection of an entire business and the social world.

Walking the talk: it's up to seasoned insurance and risk professionals to mentor industry newbies on ethics, character and integrity

Toronto -- Should psychotherapy be a regulated health profession in Ontario?

Psychotherapy as a regulated profession considered in Ontario

Some of the questions were especially contextualized for the information professions for this study.

RIM professionals: a distinct personality? A study reveals that records and information management (RIM) professionals exhibit particular personality traits, which should aid those making hiring and career decisions

Why should I consider your profession any less important than mine." It was shortly after this encounter that I became certification chairperson for the New York State MTA.