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EQUINOXES Definition & Legal Meaning

Definition & Citations:

The two periods of the year (vernal equinox about March 21st, andautumnal equinox about September 22d) when the time from the rising of the sun to itssetting is equal to the time from its setting to its rising. See Dig. 43, 13, 1, 8.

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