Suspension

Scottish Law: Suspension in the Past

That form of law by which the effect of a sentence-condemnatory, that has not yet received execution, is stayed or postponed, till the cause be again considered. Ersk. Prin. L. Scotl. 4, 3, 5. Suspension is competent also, even where there is no decree, for putting a stop to any illegal act any. Id. 4, 3, 7.

Developments

Letters of suspension bear the form of a summons, which contains a warrant to cite the charger, Ib. [1][rtbs name=”scottish-law”]

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Notes and References

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

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