The adjective SUBJECT has 4 senses: 1. not exempt from tax. 2. possibly accepting or permitting. 3. being under the power or sovereignty of another or others. 4. likely to be affected by something (especially something unpleasant). Familiarity information: SUBJECT used as an adjective is uncommon.ypernyms (subject is a kind of...): knowledge base; knowledge domain (the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge). Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of subject): futuristics; futurology (the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions).
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Cruciate(adj) tormented. 2  Cruciate(adj) having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of a cross; cruciform. 3  Cruciate(verb) to torture; to torment. [Obs.] See Excruciate.
Licentiate of Canon Law. Licentiate of Canon Law (Latin: Juris Canonici Licentia; JCL) is the title of an advanced graduate degree with canonical effects in the Roman Catholic Church offered by pontifical universities and ecclesiastical faculties of canon law. Licentiate is the title of a person who holds an academic degree called a license. Licentiate programs in canon law involve a study of the whole corpus of canon law in the Roman Catholic Church, understood in terms of its theological, philosophical, and historical background, and the method and practice of scholarly scientific research.