Gazette

Gazette in United Kingdom

Meaning of Gazette

The following is an old definition of Gazette [1]: Originally, a piece of money current at Venice; next the price at which sheets of news were sold; then the sheets themselves. The official publication of the English government; also called the ” London Gazette.” It is evidence of acts of state, and of all pohtical acts performed by the Queen; orders of adjudication in bankruptcy are also published, in it. “When the defendant cannot be found to be served with a subpoena in chancery, a day for him to appear, being first appointed, is inserted in the London Gazette. In default of appearance, the bill will be taken pro confesso.”

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  1. Concept of Gazette provided by the Anderson Dictionary of Law (1889) (Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims and an Exposition of the Principles of Law: Comprising a Dictionary and Compendium of American and English Jurisprudence; William C. Anderson; T. H. Flood and Company, Law Publishers, Chicago, United States)

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