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2011 Riots
How Commentators Explained the 2011 Riots in England Neal Hazel, from the University of Salford, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category "Crime and Society," under the title "How Commentators Explained the 2011 Riots in [...]2012 Riots
Reading the 2012 Riots Tim Newburn, from the London School of Economics, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category "Crime and Society," under the title "Reading the 2012 Riots". Here is the abstract: This paper looks at the [...]5-3-1 Ration
Summary of 5-3-1 ration In relation to the legal history of the United States and the United Kingdom: Tonnage ratio of the construction of large ships, it meant that Britain could only have 1 ship for every 3 ships in Japan, and Japan could only have 3 ships for every 5 ships in the U.S. [...]A Fortiori
A fortiori in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term A fortiori from the University of Kent: From stronger argument' - Used to express a conclusion for which there is stronger evidence than for previously accepted one Resources See Also Legal Latin Maxims Legal Latin Quotes Legal Latin DictionaryA Non Habente Potestatem
Description of A Non Habente Potestatem In this reference work, a non habente potestatem is a sort of the Scots law category.[rtbs name="scottish-law"] Resources See Also Scots lawA Quo Invito Aliquid Exigi Potest
Description of A Quo Invito Aliquid Exigi Potest In this reference work, a quo invito aliquid exigi potest is a sort of the Scots law category.[rtbs name="scottish-law"] Resources See Also Scots lawA.J. Cook
A.J. Cook History President of the Miners Federation after the First World War and was the hard-line miners' leader during the General Strike of 1926.Ab Initio
Definition of Ab Initio Meaning from the start or beginning. Ab initio in Legal Latin Meaning of the latin term Ab initio from the University of Kent: 'From the beginning' - If a contract is void (say for mistake) ab initio, this has the consequence that no innocent third parties can acquire [...]Ab Intestato
Definition of Ab Intestato This is a latin term meaning from the intestate.Abandonment
Definition of Abandonment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abandonment : 1. The act of giving up a legal right, particularly a right of ownership of property. Property that has been abandoned is res nullius (a thing belonging to no one), and a person [...]Abandonment or cargo
Abandonment or cargo in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. Abandonment of cargo or ship is a term used in marine In the case of constructive loss of the subject of the insurance—i.e. [...]Abatement
Definition of Abatement In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abatement : 1. (of debts) The proportionate reduction in the payment of debts that takes place if a person's assets are insufficient to settle with his creditors in full. 2. (of legacies) The [...]Abdication Crisis
History of the Abdication Crisis, 1936 The following commentary about Abdication Crisis, 1936 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Constitutional crisis caused by King Edward VIII's decision to marry the twice-divorced American, Wallis Simpson, despite the [...]Abduction
Definition of Abduction In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abduction : The offence of taking an unmarried girl under the age of 16 from the possession of her parents or guardians against their will. It is no defence that the girl looked and acted as if [...]Abduction of women
Abduction of women in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. Abduction of women.—By an old statute, three years' imprisonment is the punishment of any man who carries away a nun from [...]Abere-murder
Concept of Abere-murder Traditional meaning of abere-murder [1] in the Saxon law history: Wilful murder. Note: For more information on Saxon Law history, see here.[rtbs name="saxon-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, [...]Abet
Definition of Abet In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abet : See aid and abet.Abetting
Definition of Abetting examples include the encouragement to carry out the offence by calling out or shouting to the principal offender at the scene of the crime.Abiding By
Concept of Abiding by Traditional meaning of abiding by [1] in scots law: In Scotch law, the judicial declaration of a party that he abides by a deed which has been attacked as forged, at his peril. [rtbs name="scottish-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of [...]Abiding By Plea
English Law: Abiding by Plea in the Past English law. A defendant who pleads a frivolous plea or a plea merely for the purpose of delaying the suit; or who for the same purpose, must file a similar demurrer, may be compelled by rule in term time or by a Judge's order in vacation, either to [...]Abjuration
English Law: Abjuration in the Past In the ancient English law it was a renunciation of one's country and taking an oath of perpetual banishment. A man who had committed a felony and for safety flea to a sanctuary might within forty days' confess the fact and take the oath of abjuration and [...]Able-bodied
The Able-Bodied and the 1834 Report In this issue about the able-bodied, the book English Poor Law Policy [1] reads as follows: Apart from a few stray suggestions, it might almost be said that the Report of 1834 was entirely directed to the treatment of the adult able-bodied labourer, with the [...]Abolition
Controversy and abolition: UK Legal History The Homicide Act 1957 During the late 1940s and early 1950s, there were several high profile murder cases, including those of Bentley and Craig, Evans and Christie, and Ruth Ellis. The imposition of the death penalty in these cases was extremely [...]Aboriginal Law
Most Popular Entries related to Aboriginal Law Native Law (in the United Kingdom) Native Law and Custom (in the United Kingdom) Aboriginal Law (in the United Kingdom) Natural Resources Law (in the United Kingdom) Natural Resources Law Enforcement (in the United Kingdom) Natural Resources [...]Abortion
Definition of Abortion In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abortion : The termination of a pregnancy: a miscarriage or the premature expulsion of a foetus from the womb before the normal period of gestation is complete. It is an offence to induce or [...]Abrasion
Abridgment
Bacon's Abridgment, 7th ed. (1832) Matthew Bacon, A new abridgement of the law 7th ed. by Sir Henry Gwillim and Charles Edward Dodd (London: J. and W.T. Clarke, 1832) KF 154 B32 1832 Contents of the Bacon's Abridgment, 7th ed. (1832) Abatement Accompt Accord and Satisfaction [...]Abroad
Meaning of Abroad The following is an old definition of Abroad [1]: In English chancery law, beyond the seas. See DEPOSITION; SEA. Resources Notes and References Concept of Abroad provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and [...]Absconding
Definition of Absconding In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Absconding : The failure of a person to surrender to the custody of a court in order to avoid legal proceedings. See also surrender to custody.Absence
Definition of Absence In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Absence : (in court procedure) The nonappearance of a party to litigation or a person summoned to attend as a witness.Absent Parent
Resources See Also See nonresident parent; child support maintenance.Absent-Mindedness
Definition of Absent-Mindedness In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Absent-Mindedness : See automatism.Absolute
Concept of Absolute Traditional meaning of absolute [1] in scots law: Unconditional; complete in itself; not relative; final. Absolute conveyance: one without condition or qualification. Absolute estate: one subject to no condition; see Rob. El. L. Rev. ed.,§§ 90-94- Rule absolute: in English [...]Absolute Assignment
Resources See Also See assignment.Absolute Discharge
Resources See Also See discharge.Absolute Leasehold Title
Resources See Also See absolute title.Absolute Liability
Definition of Absolute Liability Some strict liability offences are said to give rise to 'absolute' liability.Absolute Privilege
Definition of Absolute Privilege In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Absolute Privilege : The defence that a statement cannot be made the subject of an action for *defamation because it was made in Parliament, in papers ordered to be published by either [...]Absolute Right
Definition of Absolute Right In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Absolute Right : A right set out in the European Convention on Human Rights that cannot be interfered with lawfully, no matter how important the public interest in doing so might be. Absolute [...]Absolute Rights of Englishmen
British Political and Social Thought: Common Law and the Absolute Rights of Englishmen Introduction to Absolute Rights of Englishmen In the 17th and 18th centuries some thinkers looked to England's legal history to justify a greater role for Parliament and rule by law rather than by royal [...]Absolute Title
Definition of Absolute Title In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Absolute Title : Ownership of a *legal estate in registered land with a guarantee by the state that no one has a better right to that estate. An absolute title to freehold land is equivalent [...]Absolutism
Absolutism of the Tudors, 1485-1603 Absolutism had reached its high-water mark in England long before the power and prestige of the French monarchy had culminated in the person of Louis XIV. In the sixteenth century—the very century in which the French sovereigns faced constant foreign [...]Absolvitor
Description of Absolvitor In this reference work, absolvitor is a sort of the Scots law category.[rtbs name="scottish-law"] Resources See Also Scots lawAbstain
Abstain Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament To abstain is to refuse to vote either for or against a motion. In the House of Commons and the House of Lords no official record is kept of those who choose to abstain when there is a division. Resources See Also Motions Further ReadingAbstract Of Fine
Concept of Abstract of Fine Traditional meaning of abstract of fine [1] in the English common law history: Abstract of Pleas: a short statement of the pleas a defendant intended to plead, attached to the summons for leave to plead several pleas. In English practice, and now obsolete. Abstract [...]Abstract of Title
Definition of Abstract of Title In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abstract of Title : Written details of the *title deeds and documents that prove an owner's right to dispose of his land or an interest in this. An abstract generally deals only with [...]Abstracting Electricity
Definition of Abstracting Electricity In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abstracting Electricity : The *arrestable offence, punishable with up to five years' imprisonment and/or a fine, of dishonestly using, wasting, or diverting electricity. This [...]Abstraction of Water
Definition of Abstraction of Water In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abstraction of Water : The taking of water from a river or other source of supply. It normally requires a water authority licence but there are exceptions; for example when less than [...]Abuse
Market abuse Refine your research by picking one of the following subsections: The conditions Investments and markets Other issues Penalties and remedies for market abuseAbuse of A Dominant Position
Definition of Abuse of A Dominant Position In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abuse of A Dominant Position : Unlawful activities by large businesses, i.e. usually those having a market share of at least 40% in at least one EU state. Examples of such [...]Abuse of Process
Definition of Abuse of Process In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abuse of Process : A tort where damage is caused by using a legal process for an ulterior collateral purpose. (See also malicious prosecution). Actions that are obviously frivolous, [...]Abusive Behaviour
Resources See Also See threatening behaviour.Abwor
Definition of Abwor In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Abwor : Advice by way of representation: assistance formerly given to a person by taking on his behalf any step in the institution or conduct of any proceedings before a court or tribunal under the [...]Abyssinia Crisis
History of the Abyssinia Crisis, 1935 The following commentary about Abyssinia Crisis, 1935 in the Churchill Era is produced by the Churchill College (Cambridge): Invasion of Abyssinia (later known as Ethiopia) by Italian forces in October 1935. Abyssinia lay between two existing Italian [...]Ac Etiam
English Law: Ac Etiam in the Past In order to give jurisdiction to a court, a cause of action over which the court has jurisdiction is alleged and also,, (ac etiam) another cause of action over which, without being joined with the first, the court would have no jurisdiction; for example, to [...]Acas
Definition of Acas In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Acas : Advisory Conciliation and Arbitration Service: a statutory body that was established under the Employment Protection Act 1975; the composition and functions of ACAS are now governed by Parts IV [...]Accedas Ad Curiam
English Law: Accedas ad Curiam in the Past That you go to court. An original writ, issuing out of chancery, now of coarse, returnable in K. B. or C. P. for the removaI of a replevin sued by plaint in court of any lord, other than the county before the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. [...]Accedas Ad Vicecomitem
English Law: Accedas ad Vicecomitem in the Past The name of a writ directed to the coroner, commanding him to deliver a writ to the sheriff (see law enforcement in the U.K. encyclopedia), who having a pone delivered to him, suppresses it. [1][rtbs name="history-of-english-law"] [...]Acceleration
Definition of Acceleration In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Acceleration : The coming into possession of a *future interest in any property at an earlier stage than that directed by the transaction or settlement that created the interest. For example, a [...]Acceptance
Definition of Acceptance In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Acceptance : Agreement to the terms of an *offer that, provided certain other requirements are fulfilled. converts the offer into a legally binding contract. If the method by which acceptance is [...]Acceptance of A Bill
Definition of Acceptance of A Bill In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Acceptance of A Bill : The written agreement by the person on whom a *bill of exchange is drawn (the drawee) that he will accept the order of the person who draws it upon him (the [...]Acceptance of An Offer
Definition of Acceptance Of An Offer The unconditional agreement to all terms of that offer.Access
Definition of Access In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Access : Formerly. the opportunity to visit a child that was granted (at the discretion of the court) to its parent when the other parent had the care and control of the child after divorce or when a [...]Access Land
Definition of Access Land In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Access Land : Land to which the public will have access for the purposes of open-air recreation under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000. It includes land shown as open country [...]Access To The Court
Access to the court Contents in relation to the Technology and Construction Court The topics include the following: General Approach, Hearings in Court, Telephone Hearings, Paper Applications, E-mail Communications, Video Conferencing, Contacting the Technology and Construction Court out of [...]Access To The Court General Approach
Access to the court General Approach in relation to the Technology and Construction Court [rtbs name="technology-and-construction-court"]There may be a number of stages during the case management phase when the parties will make applications to the Technology and Construction Court for [...]Accessary
Concept of Art and Part Traditional meaning of art and part [1] in scots law: A term used in Scotch law of one who is accessary to a crime, or aiding and abetting in it. [rtbs name="scottish-law"] Resources Notes and References Based on A concise law dictionary of words, phrases and maxims, [...]Accession
English Law: Accession in the Past The ownership of a thing, whether it be real or personal, movable or immovable, carries with it the right to all that the thing produces and to all that becomes united to it, either naturally or artificially; this is called the right of accession. [...]Accessory
Definition of Accessory In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accessory : One who is a party to a crime that is actually committed by someone else. An accessory is one who either successfully incites someone to commit a crime (counsels or procures) or helps [...]Accessory Liability
Definition of Accessory Liability In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accessory Liability : If a stranger knowingly and dishonestly assists a trustee in a breach of trust he will be liable as an accessory. He will not usually have received any trust [...]Accident
Accident in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. Accident is, in law, a most elusive term. And yet actions for damages for personal injuries, and injuries to property through accident, are [...]Accident Compensation Appeal Authority
The Accident Compensation Appeal Authority Name The Accident Compensation Appeal Authority is the standarized name of one of the UK Tribunals and Government Offices (see the entries in this legal Encyclopedia about court rules and procedural law for more information on some aspects of the [...]Accident insurance
Accident insurance in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. The numerous casualties to which the life of man is liable are subjects of daily occurrence and observance—there is scarcely an [...]Accident insurance 2
Accident insurance 2 in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. What Accidents are within the these are clearly defined in the policy. Now, as to some particular points hereon. (a) The injury [...]Accident Record Book
Definition of Accident Record Book In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accident Record Book : A record kept by the police of details of the accidents they have investigated. Access to this is usually requested by solicitors acting in subsequent litigation [...]Accommodation
Accommodation in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. Suing upon a contract, the plaintiff has, except in the case of contracts under seal, to prove a consideration therefore. Bills of [...]Accommodation Bill
Definition of Accommodation Bill In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accommodation Bill : A bill of exchange accepted by an accommodation party, i.e. a person who signs without receiving value and for the purpose of lending his name (i.e. his credit) to [...]Accomplice
Definition of Accomplice In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accomplice : One who is a party to a crime, either as a *principal or as an *accessory. See also corroboratioAccord and satisfaction
Accord and satisfaction in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. Accord and Satisfaction is a satisfaction agreed upon between the party having a claim, and the party from whom the claim is [...]Account
Definition of Account In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Account : A right at common law and later (more importantly) in equity, requiring one party to a relationship (e.g. a partnership) to account to the other or others for moneys received or due. An [...]Account of Profits
Definition of Account of Profits In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Account of Profits : A remedy that a claimant can claim as an alternative to damages in certain circumstances, e.g. in an action for breach of *copyright. A successful claimant is [...]Account stated
Account stated in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. An account stated is an admission by one in an account with another, that a balance is due from him to the other. Such an admission is [...]Accountability
Independence and Accountability Money Laundering in the United Kingdom [rtbs name="money-laundering-supervision"]This section covers the following: Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The AML Supervisors: institutional aspects [...]Accountability In Criminal Justice
Democratic Justice? Contrasting Models of Accountability in English Criminal Justice Elizabeth Ruth Turner, from the Unattached, North Shields, made a contribution to the 2012 Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology, in the category "Crime and Society," under the title [...]Accountant
Accountant's in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. An accountant is, apart from special agree ment, entitled to fair and adequate remuneration for any services he may render; having [...]Accountant Of Court
Description of Accountant of Court In this reference work, accountant of court is a sort of the Scots law category.[rtbs name="scottish-law"] Resources See Also Scots lawAccountant Regulation
The Regulation of Banks, Real Estate Agents and Accountants and Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom The regulation of banks, real estate agents and accountants Resources See Also Further Reading FR C H Alexander Insider [...]Accountants
Accountants in the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser Based on the Business Encyclopaedia and Legal Adviser , by W.S.M. Knight, Barrister –at – Law. Accountants may be described as persons engaged in the preparation, investigation, and auditing of accounts. They may be divided into three [...]Accounting
Association of Accounting Technicians and Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom Association of Accounting Technicians Resources See Also Further Reading FR C H Alexander Insider dealing and money laundering in the EU: law and [...]Accounting Technicians
Association of Accounting Technicians and Anti-money laundering supervision of banks, real estate agents and accountants in the United Kingdom Association of Accounting Technicians Note: this section also covers the next section. Anti-money laundering supervision in practice This issue [...]Accounts
Definition of Accounts In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accounts : A statement of a company's financial position. All registered companies must present accounts (in the form prescribed by the Companies Act 1985) annually at a *general meeting. These [...]Accretion
Definition of Accretion In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accretion : The process by which new land formations are legally assimilated to old by a change in the flow of a water channel. In contrast to *avulsion, this process involves a very slow, near [...]Accrue
Accumulatio Actionum
Description of Accumulatio Actionum In this reference work, accumulatio actionum is a sort of the Scots law category.[rtbs name="scottish-law"] Resources See Also Scots lawAccumulation
Definition of Accumulation In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Accumulation : The continual addition of the income of a fund to the capital, so that the fund grows indefinitely. Before the Accumulation Act 1800 accumulation was permitted for the length of [...]Accumulative
Meaning of Accumulative The following is an old definition of Accumulative [1]: Heaping up; additional; ' cumulative, see, in this resource, the term At common law, the utmost length of time allowed for the contingency of an executory devise to happen in was that of a life or lives in being [...]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.Acknowledgment
Definition of Acknowledgment In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Acknowledgment : 1. The admission that a debt is due or a claim exists. Under the Limitation Act 1980, a written acknowledgment by a debtor or his agent causes the debt to be treated as if it [...]Acknowledgment of Service
Definition of Acknowledgment of Service In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Acknowledgment of Service : A response by a defendant to a claim. A defendant who intends to contest proceedings brought against him by a claimant must respond to the claim by [...]In Perpetual Beta
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