noun
: one of several resolutions passed in Congress between 1836 and 1844 providing in effect that no petition against slavery should be received or heard by the House
noun
: one of several resolutions passed in Congress between 1836 and 1844 providing in effect that no petition against slavery should be received or heard by the House
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012