Author: MacCallum
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Adjustment
Definition of Adjustment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Adjustment : 1. The determination of the amount due under a policy of insurance. 2. The working out by an average adjuster of the rights and liabilities arising in a case of general *average. […]
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Custody
Definition of Custody In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Custody : 1. Imprisonment or confinement. The current policy behind the use of custody was established in the Criminal Justice Act 1991 and has been consolidated by the Powers of Criminal Courts […]
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Henry II
Henry II(1133-1189), king of England, son of Geoffrey Plantagenet, count of Anjou, by Matilda, daughter of Henry I., was born at Le Mans on the 25th of March 1133. He was brought to England during his mother’s conflict with Stephen (1142), and was placed under the charge of a tutor at […]
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Medical Ethics
In the United Kingdom, the General Medical Council (GMC) requires that medical graduates behave according to ethical and legal principles and must know about and comply with the General Medical Council’s ethical guidance and standards. It suggests that these standards can only be achieved […]
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Victim
Victim Information and Advice Meaning Victim in Scottish Law TheCOPFSservice that offers assistance to some victims and witnesses. Definition of Victim A victim is defined as a person who has complained of the commission of an offence against themselves or their property.
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Firearms
The Firearms Act 1968 created a number of offences: Possession of a firearm/ dangerous air weapon without a certificate (Section 1) Possession of a shotgun without a certificate (Section 2) Dealing in firearms without registration (Section 3) Shortening or converting a firearm […]
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Circuit Judge
Definition of Circuit Judge In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Circuit Judge : Any of the judges appointed under the provisions of the Courts Act 1971 from among those who have had a ten-year Crown Court or county court *advocacy qualification, or who are […]
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Mental Health
In his article on the Mental Capacity Act 2005 entitled “Mental Health and Offender Control” (JP 16 April 2005) Zia Akhtar complained about what was clause 24 of the Bill (now section 24 of the Act). This enables a person to make an advance direction that if at any time in the future he lacks…
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Accused
Accused Meaning Accused in Scottish Law A person charged with breaking the law. The term defendant is not used in Scotland. Definition of Accused The person charged with a criminal offence.
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Next of Kin
Next of kin Meaning Next of kin in Scottish Law Closest relative. Definition of Next Of Kin A term used in wills and probate matters.
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Undertaking
Definition of Acknowledgment And Undertaking In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Acknowledgment And Undertaking : Confirmation in a *title deed that a person may see and have copies of relevant deeds not in his possession (acknowledgment), with a promise […]
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Land Law
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Sentence
Sentence Meaning Sentence in Scottish Law The judge's decision on what should happen when an accused is found guilty of breaking the law. Crime and sentence This section offers a description about Crime and sentence in the study of the general principles of Criminal Law.
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Hm Land Registry
Resources See Also Further Reading Hm Land Registry in the Encyclopedia of Britain Hm Land Registry in the Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary Hm Land Registry in the Halsbury's Laws of England Hm Land Registry in the Stroud's Judicial Dictionary of Words and Phrases Hm Land Registry […]
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Licensing
The Licensing Act 2003 was one of the largest revamps in the United Kingdom licensing laws for half a millennium. The Licensing Act 1953 consolidating some of the previous law and 1964 producing a new Licensing Act which in 2005 passed into history At the end of 2005 the United Kingdom […]