"CER" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: CERs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} CER (plural CERs)
  1. (law) Initialism of certified emission reduction. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: certified emission reduction Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-CER-en-noun-sDn-lNy1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Topics: law
  2. (Michigan, law) Initialism of certified electronic recorder. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: certified electronic recorder Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-CER-en-noun-T2qeFq88 Categories (other): Michigan English Topics: law

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