Tag: BI
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Bishop
English Law: Bishop in the Past An ecclesiastical officer, who is the chief of the clergy of his diocese and is the archbishop’s assistant. Happily for the United States of America, these officers are not recognized by law. They derive all their authority from the churches over which they […]
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Bishop
English Law: Bishop in the Past An ecclesiastical officer, who is the chief of the clergy of his diocese and is the archbishop’s assistant. Happily for the United States of America, these officers are not recognized by law. They derive all their authority from the churches over which they […]
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Bill Of Sight
English Law: Bill of Sight in the Past When a merchant i’s ignorant of the real quantities or qualities of any goods consigned to him, so that he is unable to make a perfect entry of them, he is needd to acquaint the collector or comptroller of the circumstances and such officer is authorized, […]
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Bill Of Sight
English Law: Bill of Sight in the Past When a merchant i’s ignorant of the real quantities or qualities of any goods consigned to him, so that he is unable to make a perfect entry of them, he is needd to acquaint the collector or comptroller of the circumstances and such officer is authorized, […]
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Bill Of Privilege
English Law: Bill of Privilege in the Past A process issued out of the court against an attorney (see more about this popular legal topic in the U.K. encyclopedia), who is privileged from arrest, instead of process demanding bail. 3 Bl. Com. 289. [1][rtbs […]
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Bill of Rights
The name commonly used for the Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject, passed by parliament in December 1689. Its concern -in accordance to Bamber Gascoigne´ Encyclopedia of Britain about “Bill of Rights”- was not with the rights of the individual subject. It dealt instead with […]
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Bill Of Middlesex
Middlesex, Bill [rtbs name=”english-law”] Resources See Also BILL, I
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Bilinguis
English Law: Bilinguis in the Past One who uses two tongues or languages. Formerly a jury, part Englishmen and part foreigners, to give a verdict between an Englishman and a foreigner. Vide Medietas Linguae, Plowd. 2. It is abolished in Pennsylvania (see more about this U.S. State laws here). […]
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Bissextile
English Law: Bissextile in the Past The day which is added every fourth year to the month of February, in order to make the year agree with the course of the sun. It is called bissextile, because in the Roman calendar it was fixed on the sixth day before the calends of March, (which answers…
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Bill Of Store
English Law: Bill of Store in the Past A license granted by custom house officers to merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are necessary for a voyage, free of duty. See stat. 3 and 4 Will. IV., c. 5 2. [1][rtbs name=”history-of-english-law”] Resources Notes and […]
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Bill Rendered
Meaning of Bill Rendered The following is an old definition of Bill Rendered [1]: A creditor’s written statement of his claim, itemized. Not assented to by the debtor, as in an account stated. The creditor may sue for a larger sum. See Account, 1. IV. In Legal Procedure. A formal written […]
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Bill in Equity
Meaning of Bill in Chancery; Bill in Equity The following is an old definition of Bill in Chancery; Bill in Equity [1]: A statement, addressed to a chancellor or a court of equity, of the facts which give rise to a complaint, with a petition for relief. This may be an original bill or a…
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Bishops
Bishops Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament As senior members of the Church of England, which is the established church, some bishops are entitled to sit in the House of Lords. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Bishops of London, Durham and Winchester and 21 other […]
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Bicameral System
Bicameral system Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Bicameral literally means 'two-Chamber'. A bicameral parliament is one that contains two separate assemblies who must both agree when new laws are made. The UK Parliament is bicameral because both the House of Commons and the House […]
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Bills
Definition of Private Members' Bills Private members' bills can be introduced in either house and must go through the same stages as public bills. Private Members' Bills Meaning, as used in the UK Parliament Private Members' Bills – or backbench Bills – are introduced by […]