Search results for: “General principles of law/”
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General Defences
Definition of General Defences In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of General Defences : Common-law defences to any common-law or statutory crimes: with one exception (*insanity), these defences relate to *involuntary conduct. A defendant should be acquitted […]
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Disclosure
Definition of Disclosure In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Disclosure : 1. (in contract law) See nondisclosure; uberrimae fidei. 2. (in company law) a. A method of protecting investors that relies on the company disclosing and publishing information, […]
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Chancery
History Chancery, in English law, the court of the lord chancellor of England, consolidated in 1873 along with the other superior courts in the Supreme Court of Judicature. Its origin is noticed under the head of Chancellor. It has been customary to say that the court of chancery consists […]
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Chancery
History Chancery, in English law, the court of the lord chancellor of England, consolidated in 1873 along with the other superior courts in the Supreme Court of Judicature. Its origin is noticed under the head of Chancellor. It has been customary to say that the court of chancery consists […]
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Deodand
Deodand History Deodand (Lat. Deo dandum, that which is to be given to God), in English law, was a personal chattel (any animal or thing) which, on account of its having caused the death of a human being, was forfeited to the king for pious uses. Blackstone, while tracing in the custom an […]
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Hundred
English Law: Hundred in the Past A district of country originally comprehending one hundred families. In many cases, when an offence is committed within the -hundred, the inhabitants tire civilly responsible to the party injured. Developments This rule was probably borrowed from the nations […]
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Barrister
Definition of Barrister A lawyer who is entitled to represent clients in all of the courts. In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Barrister : A legal practitioner admitted to plead at the Bar. A barrister must be a member of one of the four Inns of […]
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Ordinance
Concept of Ordinance The following is an old definition of Ordinance [1], a term which has several meanings:1. A rule or regulation adopted by municipal corporation. See Ordain, 1. An ordinance of the councils of a municipality, though binding upon the community affected by it, is not a law in […]
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House
Boarding-House: Legal History Boarding-House, a private house in which the proprietor provides board and lodging for paying guests. The position of a guest in a boarding-house differs in English law, to some extent, on the one hand from that of a lodger in the ordinary sense of the term, and […]
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Tenure
Definition of Tenure A right of holding or occupying land for a certain period of time. Tenure and Medieval Law Tenure and Legal History Meaning of Tenure The following is an old definition of Tenure [1]: Holding; possession. See Tenere. Tenure of land. The manner of possessing land held of a […]
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Tenure
Definition of Tenure A right of holding or occupying land for a certain period of time. Tenure and Medieval Law Tenure and Legal History Meaning of Tenure The following is an old definition of Tenure [1]: Holding; possession. See Tenere. Tenure of land. The manner of possessing land held of a […]
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Equity
Definition of Equity In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Equity : 1. That part of English law originally administered by the *Lord Chancellor and later by the *Court of Chancery, as distinct from that administered by the courts of *common law. The common […]
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Equity
Definition of Equity In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Equity : 1. That part of English law originally administered by the *Lord Chancellor and later by the *Court of Chancery, as distinct from that administered by the courts of *common law. The common […]