Articles Of The Peace

English Law: Articles of the Peace in the Past

An instrument which is presented to a court of competent jurisdiction, in which the exhibitant shows the grievances under which be labors and prays the protection of the court. It is made on oath. See a form in 12 Adol. & Ellis, 599; 40 E. C. L. R. 125, 126; 1 Chit. Pr. 678.

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The truth of the articles cannot be contradicted, either by affidavit or or; but the defendant may either except to their sufficiency or tender affidavits in cut of the amounts of bail. 13 East. 171. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”]

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Notes and References

1. Partialy, this information about articles of the peace is based on the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, 1848 edition. There is a list of terms of the Bouvier´s Law Dictionary, including articles of the peace.

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Description of Articles of the Peace

In this reference work, articles of the peace is a sort of the English law category.[rtbs name=”english-law”]

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