J.C.B.

abbreviation for

Bachelor of Canon Law.

J.C.B.

abbreviation for

Bachelor of Civil Law.

JCB

noun

a type of construction machine with a hydraulically operated shovel on the front and an excavator arm on the back

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Word History and Origins

Origin of J.C.B.¹

From New Latin Jūris Canonicī Baccalaureus

Origin of J.C.B.²

From New Latin Jūris Civilis Baccalaureus

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Word History and Origins

Origin of J.C.B.¹

named from the initials of J (oseph) C (yril) B (amford) (1916–2001), its English manufacturer

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He therefore estimated the alimony at two hundred dollars a week and a two-thousand dollar counsel fee; and he was proceeding logically though subconsciously to a contrasting of the respective motor-car refinement displayed by a ninety-horse-power J.C.B. and the new 1914 model Samsoun—both six cylinders—when Mrs. Fieldstone spoke again.

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