Glossary

1.Convention- a meeting or formal assembly, as of representatives or delegates, for discussion of and action on particular matters of common concern.
2.Association-an organization of people with a common purpose and having a formal structure. 3.Trial-the examination before a judicial tribunal of the facts put in issue in a cause, often including issues of law as well as those of fact.
4.Suffrage- the right to vote, esp. in a political election.
5.Bankrupt- any insolvent debtor; a person unable to satisfy any just claims made upon him or her
6.Discontinue- to put an end to; stop; terminate